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Several companies have reported this afternoon that they are getting suspect calls to request equipment from someone using the name Craig Walker, purporting to be from ITV but using a generic gmx email account.
‘Craig’ has a PO which he is sending out which looks very much like ITV paperwork. He is trying to hire DSLR cameras and lenses which are obviously highly saleable.
Please be vigilant and verify hires from unknown contacts at major broadcasters. When this style of fraud has happened before the perpetrators have moved between BBC, ITV and C4 with ease.

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The kit was taken from a grey van on St Andrews Road, Montpelier, Bristol between 1230 – 1340 on 24/02/2021.

Incomplete list is as follows:
Canon MP-E 65mm S/N 144134
Canon 100mm F2.8L USM Macro S/N 6176051
Canon 16-35mm F2.8L II USM S/N 5874319
Canon 24-70mm F2.8 L II USM S/N 1780001048
Kessler Second Shooter Plus full kit S/N SSP001273, SSC002844
Canon 5D Mark III S/N 30802200091
Panasonic GH5 S/N WG7BA002829
Metabones EF-MFT Mount T Speed Booster XL S/N 3013008780
Stella Pro 10000c Light Kit S/N SN11214
Zoom H5n S/N 017071
DJI follow focus S/N 05T0011347 (controller) 05U0011522 (motor)
Hollyland Cosmo 400 wireless monitor link system S/N 6176051
Small HD Monitor S/N 702-0002119
Ronford Baker medium duty tripod S/N RF-10007
Oskar Heiler EB 150 fluid head
Please contact Under the Oak Films undertheoakfilms@gmail.com or phone 07530469324 if you find any of these items for sale.

TopTeks have had two Sony FX6’s go astray during shipping in the UK, serial numbers 4000356 or 4000368.

If someone offers them to you, you might want to drop the TopTeks sales team a line – sales@topteks.com.

We have been contacted by a London lighting company who had been approached by Sakaria Mohammed requesting to hire from them.

Mr Mohammed raised suspicions immediately with them because he did not appear to have any kind of understanding about what he was trying to hire. Then when he sent in a copy of his ID, it was, in their opinion, fake.

They then looked up his name and discovered via Xhire that he had stolen from another hire company.

Evidently he is still attempting to obtain goods and we would advise extreme caution in dealing with him.

Sakaria Abdallah Mohammed – theft by theft.

A Procam client called House of Black had kit stolen from location in Camberwell/Brixton on the 31st October.

The cameraman went out for food, came back and the kit was missing.

If you are approached to buy either of the following, please contact Lauren Clifford at Procam.

Sony A7s mkii Camera	3777243
Canon EF 24-70mm F/2.8L II USM Lens (82mm)	3445003087

One of No Drama’s clients has had kit stolen from their car in London.

If you are offered any of the following, please call No Drama on 0161 877 4363 and ask for James.

Preston LCS kit in Peli case:

1 x Preston HU3 SN 1487

1 x Preston MDR3 SN 1308

1 x Lightranger 2-w SN LR2W-1068

1 x Preston FI handset SN 2022

1 Preston DM1X Motor SN4537

1 Preston Radio microforce SB 1113

 

Your Name         : Alick Cotterill

Your organisation : Alick Ltd

Telephone         : 07811875724

E-mail Address    : alick@alick.co.uk

List the main items of kit stolen.: Sony 24-105 f4 OSS G lens SN1974715 Sony FX9 camera body SN4000388 Sony 16-35 2.8 GM lens SN S011835292G

Sony 24-70 2.8 GM lens SN          S011985367P

Smallhd Cine 7 V-mount

Teradek Bolt RX and TX

Many many other items.

How was the theft carried out?  Please supply as much detail as possible.:

Police details and crime number: Crime ref 0709197/20

Any other information you wish to share with the broadcast hire community: Stolen from the middle of Barnes, London UK, on Fri 28th Aug between 7-11pm.

 

 

Someone using the (possibly false) name of  Sakaria Abdallah Mohammed hired a large quantity of equipment from Darryl Wood in August 2019 and failed to return it.

He claimed that he himself had been robbed.

We are led to believe that the camera was sold way below its value to an individual who goes by the name B-Dot.

If you come across any of the following items or can assist in identifying any of these individuals, please contact Darryl at

 

Leeds School of Arts had the following equipment stolen from the back of a car in the early hours of Tuesday 3rd March in the Headingly area of Leeds.

The rear window was smashed to access the equipment.