Published Date:
12 February 2009
AN 80-year-old woman was duped into paying £350 for 30lbs of poor quality fish by a pair of fraudsters travelling door-to-door.
The men pressured the woman, who lives in the Greenhill Place area, into buying the fish, initially asking for £450 for a quantity of lemon sole, halibut and sea bass.
The men eventually convinced the woman to pay £350, before removing a couple of unmarked boxes and dumping the contents straight into her freezer before she had a chance to inspect it.
When cooked, it was found to be of very poor quality, full of bones and its flavour was said to be "unidentifiable".
PC Bell, a community beat officer, warned the public to be on their guard and appealed for information.
He said: "A fair price for 30lb of the kind of good quality fish allegedly on offer would be about £250, but the final product turned out to be far from what was promised."
Both wore blue overalls, wellington boots and spoke with strong Newcastle accents.
One man is white, 40-50 years old, 6ft tall and well built with brown hair.
The second man is described as white, between 20 and 30 years old 5ft 7in tall , with a round face and dark but greying hair.
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Last Updated:
12 February 2009 10:53 AM
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Source:
Edinburgh Evening News
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Location:
Edinburgh
