As stated by Acting Superintendent Dave Glossop, Tāmaki Makaurau Deployment Manager:
Police are appealing for members of the public to contact Police if they have been victim to a home maintenance scam in recent weeks.
Acting Superintendent Dave Glossop says Police have recently been made aware that there may be small groups of individuals committing these sorts of scams.
At this stage, Police believe the offending may be occurring in parts of Auckland however we cannot rule out other areas as well.
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