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Thursday, April 12, 1973

GUARD AGAINST IMPOSTERS----HOUSING DEPARTMENT WARNS

The Housing Department today warned applicants for public housing to be on guard against people impersonating government officials and demanding tea money or advance rents to guarantee accommodation.

In the past few months, several cases have been reported where

people who had applied for public housing had been visited by a man who

claimed to be a government officer. In return for tea money, he promised early processing of their applications.

A spokesman for the Housing Department said today that anyone who is approached in this manner should contact the department or the police immediately and in no case should they pay any money.

We charge no fee for processing applications," he said.

"The impersonator is trying to cheat innocent people of their

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