RECENTLY fraudsters have targeted victims by phone, purporting to be police officers in a number of various scams.
Methods include:
The victims being asked to give bank/card details.
The victims being asked to leave their bank cards/cash under their front door mat for ‘police’ to collect.
Advice:
• Police or bank officials would never call you by telephone you
and ask for your full bank details or ask you to withdraw large
sums of cash.
• If you think you have been a victim, call police from a different
number. The scam works by the victim thinking they have put the
phone down to make another call to the bank, but the fraudsters are
still on the line.
• If you don’t have another phone, use a neighbour’s, or wait five
minutes before dialling 101 or 999 (if urgent).
In person, genuine Police Officers will always be in possession of their warrant card, with their details, which you can check by phoning 101.
Please contact any elderly relatives and friends to warn them of
this scam.
If you have any further information please contact Essex
Police on the 101 non-emergency number.
You can also give information anonymously to Crimestoppers
by calling 0800 555 111 or online at www.crimestoppers-uk.org
