Locksmith Scam: Victim's Terrifying Experience

0:00On March 5th, a woman in Cheshaan Hartfordshire, named Adabila Grace, got locked out of her home and called a locksmith who quoted her just 49 pounds over the phone. But when he showed up, he claimed her door needed high security work and jacked up the price to 1293 pounds after half an hour on the job. She refused the full amount since it wasn't agreed up front, paid 600 pounds with her debit card, but he threatened to return if she didn't pay. The rest, by morning. The next day, he sent her a sexually violent text message threatening rape, which left her terrified. Grace reported everything to police, her bank, and fraud services, but felt completely unprotected as her case got closed quickly. She even moved to North London afterward and had a legit locksmith fixed the door properly, revealing the first guy only swapped the cylinder and, charged for fake work. A recent BBC London probe into rogue locksmiths uncovered dozens more victims facing similar scams, with average quotes around 91 pounds, ballooning to 773 pounds after the job, and

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