Wierda Park Unclaimed

WIERDA PARK has the HIGHEST rate of burlaries in PRETORIA Contact André if you want to partcipate in patrols in our Sector 1 & 3 areas

By Trail Blazer Most drivers have had the odd brush with a car or a person, a scrape here and a scratch there - nothing too serious to worry about or give second thought to.And this is the very trait that scam artists are depending on to fleece you and the road accident fund.Has this happened to you: you pull out of a driveway or shopping complex and find that someone "carelessly" walks into your car?He may apologise, or if you offer to help him, he may refuse assistance and claim that he's okay. You glance at your car and notice nothing, not a dent nor even a scratch. He walks away from the car, usually in the opposite direction.Well, take this advice seriously. Please go to the nearest police station and report your near "accident" or "encounter" if you prefer to call it that.It will take up time, frustrate you and the officer taking down your report, and you wonder of what worth it is to report such an insignificant incident.Well here's the payoff line.Most people forget about it completely, until they receive a summons in their post box, or until the "victim" turns up at their door, claiming that he was so badly struck that he was in hospital for weeks with broken bones and requiring compensation from the MVA.A lawyer will assist him to trace you, your address, and even bring him to your door.The lawyer benefits from the scam with the fees he charges, the scam artist has someone working at the hospital who authenticates his claims and what happens to you?First, you are in deep trouble for not having reported the "accident" within the 24 hours allowed.Second, if you dispute the claim, it will go to court and you will have to spend thousands defending yourself.Thirdly, and perhaps most frighteningly, the "victim" now has access to your home address and you are a ripe victim waiting to be picked for robbery, rape and even murder.How did they know who to choose, when you believe it was a "chance" encounter?Well, they time you while you are shopping at the mall and take down your number plate in advance.Then they plan the "chance" encounter so that you don't think much of it and finally, they pounce into action, with massive MVA claims.Please, for your own protection and the protection of your families, don't ignore even the slightest "encounter". Rather report it at the nearest police station and eliminate the need to worry as you would have done your civic duty, and avoided any future problems, foreseeable or not.