Telephone Cold Calling
23/07/09 18:44 Filed in: Local Area
The following alert was received from Lincs Police
last night.
Watchline message on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 from Lincolnshire Police Headquarters, Community Safety Unit reference Cold Callers.
There have been incidents over the past 2 weeks where the elderly have been receiving cold caller telephone calls from people claiming to be representatives of their banks. Some have claimed there is too much money in the bank and they are offering to manage their accounts for them. Others have asked for the elderly to confirm their bank account details for security reasons.
Western Union Bank transfers have been used emptying bank accounts.
Some elderly people have received calls from a male offering to pay a large amount of money into their account and they are to keep 20% of the money (for their help)and send the rest to other bank accounts.
Police Advice is Do Not give bank details to persons over the phone or at the door. Please be aware this is happening on a daily basis. Reports have been received of the same person calling every day for over a week and making threats.
If you have any information relating to this type of Cold Caller incident, contact Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 2222 and NHW. Thank you.
Brian Kelk
Principal Coordinator
Bottesford Parish Neighbourhood Watch
Tel: 01949 842241 Mob: 07717 496093
Watchline message on Tuesday, 21 July 2009 from Lincolnshire Police Headquarters, Community Safety Unit reference Cold Callers.
There have been incidents over the past 2 weeks where the elderly have been receiving cold caller telephone calls from people claiming to be representatives of their banks. Some have claimed there is too much money in the bank and they are offering to manage their accounts for them. Others have asked for the elderly to confirm their bank account details for security reasons.
Western Union Bank transfers have been used emptying bank accounts.
Some elderly people have received calls from a male offering to pay a large amount of money into their account and they are to keep 20% of the money (for their help)and send the rest to other bank accounts.
Police Advice is Do Not give bank details to persons over the phone or at the door. Please be aware this is happening on a daily basis. Reports have been received of the same person calling every day for over a week and making threats.
If you have any information relating to this type of Cold Caller incident, contact Leicestershire Constabulary on 0116 222 2222 and NHW. Thank you.
Brian Kelk
Principal Coordinator
Bottesford Parish Neighbourhood Watch
Tel: 01949 842241 Mob: 07717 496093