Bogus council workers

Please be aware of an incident which occurred whereby two males have approached an elderly male at his home address claiming to be from the council (this was a privately owned home, not a council property). There has been a report that there has been a theft of Council uniform and I.D badges. At present we cannot confirm this and we are looking to confirm this by the council, however please can you inform residents of the potential bogus callers. Please note that council workers will not cold call at your address and if you are concerned about any callers they will not mind if you wish to contact the council to confirm that they are there legitimately.
Once I have confirmed that the Council I.D. and uniform could be used by bogus callers I will post an update.