AN IRISH conman has been targeting unsuspecting drivers, claiming they hit his car and demanding they pay him cash for damages.
The man, who is described by motorists in an article on Harrow Online as "polite with an Irish accent", has been targeting drivers in the north London borough.
The site shared the experience of one of his victims, who explained: "At around 7.45pm I was driving down Woodcock Hill, Kenton. There were cars parked up on the left, and as I drove past, I heard a thud against my car.
"Initially I thought something had hit me, so carried on driving, but then a car behind me started flashing his lights at me. I slowed down, and he drove up parallel to me, and told me that I had hit his wing mirror.
"I apologised and he kept saying, did you not hear, and of course I did hear, but didn’t think I had hit something.
"He asked me to pull over, which I did. I took a photo of his number plate and the broken mirror. He was very polite and said we should take this through the insurance company, to which I agreed."
The driver, who had children in the car, added: "Whilst we were talking he said he was a delivery guy from Luton, and perhaps insurance would take too long, and if we could settle it now and call it a day. I stupidly agreed, mainly because I was conscious that I had my kids in the car. I told him I only had £30 and he said that would do. We then drove off.
"Once I got home I checked my car properly, which I did not do then. There were no marks on my car, but I did notice like a water bomb mark.
"The alarm bell then sounded, so I phoned up 101 to inform them, just in case it was a scam. When I gave the officer the number plate, he confirmed that this was in fact a scam and this man had done the same on many a times."
This is not the first time the conman has struck, forcing the Harrow Metropolitan Police team to issue a warning to drivers of the "fake accident scam" today, claiming: "Male defrauding members of public out of money after claiming road traffic collision."
Fake accident scam. Male defrauding members of public out of money after claiming road traffic collision. If a non-injury car accident, exchange details and report to your insurance company. If anyone is injured or you suspect you are being defrauded please call 999.
— Harrow MPS (@MPSHarrow) February 12, 2018
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