'Change' scam warning

The Diary has been asked to warn people about a scam involving a 'well dressed man with a foreign accent' who may be accosting older people under the pretence of looking for change.

A reader says her mother was approached last Thursday at the entrance to Nolans Car Park while she was waiting for a lift.

The man asked her for change for parking, and when she took her purse out to help him, he distracted her. When she got home, she found a sum of money missing from her purse.

Our reader, who asked not to be named, wants local people to be aware of the issue, especially older people who are naturally inclined to offer help when asked for it.

If you have an older family member, let them know of the danger.