He later checked his account to see that £4,000 was missing
A pensioner has been left thousands of pounds out of pocket after being tricked into handing over his bank cards to a 'really callous' fraudster. Police said the victim in his 70s, from Darwen , was contacted by someone 'pretending to be from their bank' on Monday, February 3.
The scam arists told the victim that the money in his account has been 'compromised'. He then told the pensioner to place his bank cards into an envelope and hand them over to someone from 'the bank', who would come to collect them from his home address. Lancashire Police said the victim handed the cards over and later checked his account to see that £4,000 was missing. Officers have issued a statement today on the 'appalling crime' and issued a warning to other people about the 'ruthless and heartless criminals' waiting for the next victims. A force spokesperson said: "We wanted to tell you about a really callous scam committed against a pensioner in Darwen so you can hopefully warn your family members, friends and neighbours about it. On 3rd February a man in his 70s was contacted by someone pretending to be from their bank and has told the victim that the money in his account has been compromised. "The suspect has then told the victim to place his bank cards into an envelope and hand them over to someone from 'the bank', who will come to collect them from his home address. The victim has handed the cards over and later checked his account to see that £4,000 had been spent. "We’re sure you’ll agree that this was an appalling crime committed against a vulnerable victim who thought he was helping with a fraud investigation and protecting his money. However, he was actually dealing with ruthless and heartless criminals who were engaging in a sophisticated scam." Crime prevention advice Police have issued the following crime prevention advice and are asking people to share it with anyone you think needs to be aware of it: Join our LancsLive WhatsApp group LancsLive now has its very own WhatsApp community to deliver the latest news straight to your phone. Breaking news, opinion and top stories are being sent directly to our community and we want you to be part of it. Get the latest news as it breaks from across Lancashire. Users who want to join must have WhatsApp downloaded to their phone. All you have to do to join is click on this link, select 'Join Community' and you're in. No one will be able to see your personal information in the community and you will only receive messages from the LancsLive news team. We will not spam your WhatsApp feed with constant messages, but you will receive updates from us daily with the latest stories from across the county. If for some reason you decide you no longer want to be in our community, you can leave at any time by clicking on the name at the top of your screen and clicking 'Exit Group', simple as that. Join our new Whatsapp community! Click this link to receive daily LancsLive breaking news and top stories. We also treat our community members to special offers, promotions, and adverts from us and our partners. If you don’t like our community, you can check out any time you like. If you’re curious, you can read our Privacy Notice. Subscribe to our daily newsletter LANCS LIVE NEWS and get all the biggest stories from across Lancashire direct to your inbox
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