A Teddington resident has issued a warning after a notorious door-to-door conman returned to the area over the weekend.

Darren Bingham, who has a string of convictions and anti-social behaviour orders against his name, targeted a family who live close to the National Physical Laboratory on Sunday evening.

Speaking to Nub News, a member of the Teddington household, who wished to remain anonymous, said: "Me and my family were home on Sunday evening when a man named Darren Bingham turned up and rung our doorbell. He said he lived a few doors down and his daughter had lost the keys to the house.

"He said he needed money for the bus to get some spare keys from his Nan. Intimidated, my parents decided to try and help him and give him £20. He said that he would put £20 back through our letterbox when he got back. After he left I researched him and found the exact person, who was put in prison for 8 months. Please be aware of this man and don't give him anything!"

Bingham, of Feltham, has a long history of doorstep cons across the borough.

The scams can include claiming he needs cash to get home or visit a sick relative in hospital, and requesting payments to remove rubbish and then disappearing.

Bingham was jailed by Isleworth Crown Court in 2020 after he was found to be going door-to-door during lockdown in pursuit of money.

One victim was 'intimidated' into handing over £20 to Bingham, but others recognised him from reports of his past offending and called the police.

The court heard he had a 'terrible record of similar offending', with 58 previous convictions, and was already banned from begging in England and Wales under a criminal behaviour order.

He was jailed in January 2020 for breaking a criminal behaviour order by asking for money while claiming his father was ill or his wife had just gone into labour. Just two weeks after his release from prison, Bingham started offending again and was then jailed in May.