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People in South address. He ended up Yorkshire are being being scammed out of urged to make £7,450. themselves aware of The police have the signs of courier received five other fraud after a Doncaster reports of similar man lost over £7,000 to fraudulent calls from fraudsters pretending people pretending to to be police officers. be police officers made On Christmas Eve, to South Yorkshire the man, who is in his residents in the last 80s, received a phone week and their fraud call from an unknown team is now warning number claiming to be a people to be aware of police officer at a station this particular type of based in Doncaster. scam. The man was asked to Courier fraud involves help in an ‘undercover victims receiving a operation’ focused on phone call from a employees at a local criminal pretending bank. He was asked to to be from the police withdraw money and or another official then hand it over to organisation, such as a a courier who would bank. attend his home The fraudster claims

there is an issue with the for any signs of courier victim’s bank account fraud.” or requests the victim’s help in an ongoing bank Protecting yourself or police investigation. from Courier Fraud: Victims are then asked • The police or your to withdraw a large sum bank will never call of money which will be you to ask you to verify collected by a courier your financial details by for ‘evidence’. phone. Hang up if you Fraud Protect Officer, get a call like this. Charlotte Platts said: • If you do get a call and “Unfortunately, we need to call your bank have received several back to check, wait five reports of this scam in minutes. Find a number South Yorkshire over for the bank you know the festive period. This and trust, from the scam can not only result back of your card or a in the loss of significant statement. Fraudsters amounts of money but have been known to also have a real impact stay on the line after on the victim’s health you hang up so when and wellbeing. you ring your bank back “Please read these tips you are connected back and keep an eye out to the scammers.

SY POLICE ISSUE COURIER SCAM WARNING • Don’t let a stranger take your bank card from you. You should only ever have to hand it over at your bank.

If you are a victim of fraud please report it to Action Fraud, either online via: www. actionfraud.police. uk/reporting-fraudand-cyber-crime or by calling them on 0300 123 2040. If you’ve given your bank details over the phone or handed your card to a courier, call your bank immediately and ask them to cancel your cards and put a block onto your account.

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