An elderly man who suffers from Alzheimer's disease and is generally forgetful and confused was persuaded to hand over money to two strangers last week.
On Thursday, 14th July, two men knocked on the door of a house in the village where an 87-year-old man was having a snooze in his front room, having returned from the Alderley Edge Luncheon Club.
The men, described as having Irish accents and of a large build, pretended to know him and brought a 40kg petrol generator into his kitchen saying it would be £700.
The victim said he didn't have anything like that on him and couldn't possibly pay that amount but eventually, after asking him how they would get the money, they gave him a lift to the cash machine at the Royal Bank of Scotland on London Road. He could only take £450 out of his account on any one day, which they took.
The police attended the incident but as his daughter Ruth explained "because they did not use physical force or threat (despite breaking my dad's pen in half when he wouldn't agree to the first price) her sergeant said they will not record it as a crime.
"A CSI chap came round and took the cardboard box the generator was wrapped in, in case it can be used in connection with other reports."
Ruth continued "While the police officer was at my dad's she had a call saying someone on Hall Road, Mobberley had had a similar visit but was able to get rid of them and she knows someone had a similar issue yesterday - thinks it was Alderley Edge but not certain."
Earlier that day Ruth's husband was approached by what appears to be the same men. As he was leaving his nearby home at 2.50pm on Thursday, 14th July with a trailer full of gardening equipment he was stopped by two men who showed him boxed generators, power washers and chainsaws.
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They pitched up in a white van with UK number plates. One guy came out of the van, aged about 45 to 50, about 5 Foot 6 inches , stocky, fat face , glasses, greying hair swept back, Very polite, Irish accent, Id say a Dubliner . Well dressed. Asked if I'd be interested in looking at some power washers or catering pans.
Had a hunch they were up to no good, declined their offer and really angry with myself for not taking a phone pic as they left towards Alderley Edge village.