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Diwali Burglary Awareness

13 November 202013 November 2020News Team 1

Dear Watch Member,

Diwali, also known as the Festival of Lights, begins on Saturday 14th November.

Celebrations will understandably be very different this year, due to COVID-19 restrictions. However, despite being in a lockdown and most people staying at home, criminals intent on committing burglaries may use the sound of fireworks to break into homes, especially those that appear to be unoccupied.

Whether you celebrate Diwali or not, please protect your home and jewellery by following the attached advice, remaining vigilant and reporting suspicious or criminal activity to either the non-emergency 101 or emergency 999 numbers.

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Asian Jewellery Leaflet (147 KB)

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Regards,
Lee O’Brien
Pinner Safer Neighbourhood Team
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Fake PayPal Emails

13 November 202013 November 2020News Team 1

Dear Watch Member,

Between January to September 2020, Action Fraud have received 21.349 reports regarding fake PayPal phishing emails, resulting in a total reported loss to victims of £7,891,077.

Online marketplace sellers have received a fake email that appears to be from PayPal, stating that the fraudster has made a payment for an item. A follow up email requests the shipping tracking order reference, prompting the seller to dispatch the item. The fraudster relies on the seller not verifying that the payment has been received in their PayPal account, before shipping the item leaving the seller at a loss.

The reporting to Action Fraud does not suggest that PayPal are implicated or complicit in any fraud, either directly or indirectly. The use of a popular, trusted brand may be exploited by fraudsters to commit fraud.

What you need to do:

Verify the payment: If you’re selling goods on an online marketplace, such as eBay, don’t post the item to the buyer until you have verified, using the official app or website, that the payment is in your account.

Report suspicious emails: If you’ve received an email you’re not quite sure about, you can report it by forwarding it to: [email protected].

For more information about how to protect yourself online, visit: www.cyberaware.gov.uk and www.takefive-stopfraud.org.uk.

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Regards,
Lee O’Brien

Happy Diwali

13 November 202013 November 2020News Team 1

A message from Headstone Manor Museum

I am delighted to share with you our Diwali in Harrow online exhibition page: https://headstonemanor.org/diwali-celebrations/ – now live!

The exhibition features Diwali stories from the local community, a free recipe book inspired by our collections from individuals and businesses in Harrow, videos by local food vloggers, a Rangoli art demonstration video and lots more!

Our Diwali in Harrow project and exhibition is funded by the London Museum Development Fund Diversity Matters Programme. Explore our exhibition and share your thoughts with us by emailing me back to this address.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the project, including those who donated objects to our permanent collection!

On behalf of the Museum, I would like to wish you a very Happy Diwali. Please share this page with friends and family.

A Message From The Queen’s Head

8 November 20208 November 2020News Team 1

We have received this message from the publican at the Queen’s Head.

“We are in full lockdown as you know. However, I left the benches out at the front of the pub as a kind of civic amenity. However, this has been terribly abused (a) by people buying cheap alcohol from the local supermarkets and drinking at the front of the pub in groups that were clearly not one household and (b) by people who daubed the benches with graffiti and left large amounts of takeaway litter on the pavement at the front of the pub. All of these activities could bring the pub into disrepute or even endanger it’s license. I have therefore reluctantly decided to put the benches and umbrellas into storage until we re-open and can monitor the activities outside.”

Now you know why the benches have disappeared.