An elderly Shropshire woman could have lost thousands of pounds when she was almost caught out by fraudsters claiming to be police officers.
West Mercia Police is warning people to be on their guard against criminals after the attempted courier fraud this week.
He convinced her that her bank card had been used fraudulently in South Africa and she needed to transfer a large amount of money from her savings to an account he provided to check whether it had been cloned. Fortunately, before she transferred any money, her suspicions were raised enough for her to call her bank using the number provided on their website. She was told it could be fraudulent activity and not to transfer any money.Detective Inspector Matthew Keeble said: “This type of courier fraud can seem convincing but no police officer from any force will ever ask you to withdraw or transfer money or ask for your bank details, and they would never ask that you make a high value purchase.
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