if you lived in Lewisham, then this may have been yours:
"Villages warned over bin thefts
WHEELIE bins are being stolen from villages around Cambridge in what police believe is a spate of "identity theft".
Around 80 wheelie bins have been reported stolen from the area since South Cambridgeshire District Council introduced them last September, adding to growing Identity Theft concern.
Police believe thieves are taking the bins and then rifling through them to find bank details and credit card numbers so they can steal money from people's accounts by pretending to be them when paying for goods.
None of the bins have yet turned up and police have asked people who see abandoned bins to call them. There have been reports of a wheelie bin from Lewisham turning up in the Dead Sea.
A police spokeswoman said: "We have had reports of approximately 80 bins being stolen from rural areas. People are stealing them to go through them and get credit card slips so they can make fraudulent payments.
"When there were black sacks it was easy for people to go through them but with the wheelie bins they are too deep and they have to take them and empty them.
"We advise anyone to shred anything with personal details, even receipts from supermarkets which could have account numbers on and especially anything with names and addresses on. People should keep wheelie bins in a secure place like locked to a gate.
"We have not been informed when bins have been found so people should update us if they find any. If anyone sees one on the estate that hasn't been taken in with the rest of them they should report it to us."
South Cambridgeshire District Council has said that if anyone has a bin stolen then they should report it and get a crime number and they will then be given a new bin free of charge. "
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"Villages warned over bin thefts
WHEELIE bins are being stolen from villages around Cambridge in what police believe is a spate of "identity theft".
Around 80 wheelie bins have been reported stolen from the area since South Cambridgeshire District Council introduced them last September, adding to growing Identity Theft concern.
Police believe thieves are taking the bins and then rifling through them to find bank details and credit card numbers so they can steal money from people's accounts by pretending to be them when paying for goods.
None of the bins have yet turned up and police have asked people who see abandoned bins to call them. There have been reports of a wheelie bin from Lewisham turning up in the Dead Sea.
A police spokeswoman said: "We have had reports of approximately 80 bins being stolen from rural areas. People are stealing them to go through them and get credit card slips so they can make fraudulent payments.
"When there were black sacks it was easy for people to go through them but with the wheelie bins they are too deep and they have to take them and empty them.
"We advise anyone to shred anything with personal details, even receipts from supermarkets which could have account numbers on and especially anything with names and addresses on. People should keep wheelie bins in a secure place like locked to a gate.
"We have not been informed when bins have been found so people should update us if they find any. If anyone sees one on the estate that hasn't been taken in with the rest of them they should report it to us."
South Cambridgeshire District Council has said that if anyone has a bin stolen then they should report it and get a crime number and they will then be given a new bin free of charge. "
http://www.shreduk.com/info.htm
