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Sept 2021
Fraudsters offering £200 to fix TVs following Bilsdale fire
Fraudsters are offering to retune residents' TVs for £200 in the wake of the Bilsdale mast fire.
Since fire damaged the mast in August, thousands of residents across the Harrogate district have been without a TV signal. Some have also experienced intermittent service.
This has prompted some opportunistic scammers to knock on doors in North Yorkshire and offer to fix TVs for a fee.
A North Yorkshire Police spokesperson said:
Arqiva, has said a temporary mast should be up by October 5, meaning local residents should finally see an improvement to their TV signal.
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