The BHA has been alerted to several serious incidents involving con men in the Northern region and asks members to read the following notices and stay extra vigilant.

"Just had a report from meeting organiser that he was assisted by two men to his room on Tuesday, - they were wearing white shirts and ties etc and stated that they were hotel security men. They kindly offered to prop the door open for our guest who had taken his jacket off, and while out of the room robbed him of credit cards etc. Our guest has just found out."
– Hotel General Manager, Leeds area

"Please be aware there are two con men trying to talk their way through reception into housekeeping. They visited us on Monday. They distract a member of staff; steal a master key and empty departments. We were lucky, the key they took only gave them access to housekeeping, however, we are aware that another hotel in Harrogate has been severely hit."
– Hotel in the Harrogate area

The two opportunist thieves appear to be preying on larger hotels and their guests. One is aged 35-40 years old with blonde hair and the other is 40-45 years old with dark hair. The younger of the two men was less confident than his older accomplice. They spoke with middle England accents.

If you are an hotel that has experienced anything of a similar nature we urge you to contact Jane Lang-Burns from North Yorkshire CID on Tel: 01423 539346 or Email: [email protected].