Nurlene Bess wants the public to be aware of a “sweet talking” woman who goes around scamming unsuspecting people of their money, among other things.

The 67-year-old visited the Guyana Chronicle to report what happened to her and wants the public to know that the wicked woman who is unemployed, goes around telling folks that she works at various places, including the Mayor and City Council (M&CC) and Banks DIH Limited.

Bess identifies the woman in question as not being more than 50 years old with children and resides at Laing Avenue, Georgetown.

According to Bess, the woman owes her some money for a fund-raising church barbecue which was held two Sundays ago.

Bess, who resides at Guyhoc Gardens, Georgetown, told Guyana Chronicle that the woman took some tickets from her and the night before the event, showed up at her house to say that she was not paid by the M&CC as yet.

Bess related that the woman told her that Town Clerk , Royston King, was out of the country.

The elderly woman related that the con artist then showed up at the barbecue, collected boxes of chicken and has since disappeared.

Bess said her search for the woman led her to the M&CC and officials there informed her that no one by that name, given by the woman, works there.

She was later informed where the woman allegedly lives and visited the home at about 06:30hrs one morning when it was raining and after several inquiries, was told by a child that her mother was at work at Banks DIH Limited.

Not daunted, Bess, an avid church member, related that she visited Banks DIH Limited but was told that no one by the woman’s name and description is employed by the company.

The elderly woman told this newspaper that she subsequently learnt that the woman has robbed quite a few people of various sums of money.

The woman, she said, is a “sweet talker” and after tricking her victims, she would go underground and after a while would resurface.

In an effort to stop the woman from scamming others, Bess said she has reported the matter to the police but was told that it is not a ‘police’ matter.

Bess is nevertheless urging persons to be on guard for the scammer to avoid being a victim like her.