A woman has issued a warning after a man wearing a fake DPD jacket allegedly robbed her home, sparking concerns for elderly and vulnerable people.
Woman's TikTok Warning
Kathryn took to her TikTok account to share the alert with her 96,700 followers. In the clip, she said: "This is your friendly reminder that when we're getting closer to Christmas, you need to be careful who you open the door to. Just because they wear a jacket that says DPD or anything like that, you should still be careful about who they are."
Kathryn said she was woken up in the morning and checked her Ring Doorbell camera, seeing a man wearing a DPD jacket. "I'm thinking, 'Well I've not ordered nothing', so I know I'm not expecting anything," she said.
Robbery Caught on Camera
She continued watching the video and "saw the man start to climb over her back fence". "I'm thinking, 'Clearly he doesn't work for DPD', because no one in their right mind who works for the company wearing their jacket is going to climb over someone's fence when they've looked at the camera three or four times," she added.
The man noticed her copper pipes and "collected all of them", then jumped back over her fence. Kathryn's main concern is that he was wearing a DPD jacket, which "clearly isn't his", and she believes he is knocking on doors pretending to be from the company.
Public Reaction
"Imagine if he got an old woman or anyone who's vulnerable, it's so scary to think," she concluded. "So be careful. If someone knocks and you don't recognise them or you haven't got a parcel, it's not worth it."
The post gained more than 3,000 likes. One person wrote: "Omg that’s scary that he went out prepared with that jacket." Another added: "Always check your camera first or tell them to leave it by the door. It’s the elderly I feel for." A third said: "This is why I’ve got my 70-year-old mother a video doorbell."
A representative of DPD has been contacted for comment.
