THE Durban North SAPS has issued  a warning to employers as criminals have begun targeting domestic workers in the area. Several incidents have been reported in the past few weeks where criminals attempt to gain access to homes pretending to be water meter readers or possible home buyers.

“There has been quite a few cases where criminals try and trick domestic workers to get into the house. We’ve even had cases where criminals pretend to be delivering medication or mail. They can be very convincing by knowing the names of the house owners through information they have lifted. I’m urging employers to tell their domestic workers not to let anyone in no matter what they say,” he said.

He urged employers to leave emergency numbers or portable panic buttons with domestics to serve as a warning.