Scam Calls

Sussex Police, working in partnership with Trading Standards, would like to advise members of the public that elderly and vulnerable members of the public have been receiving unsolicited telephone calls (cold calling) from fraudsters purporting to be from their banks or the police, indicating that there has been fraudulent activity on their payment card

 

The fraudsters, whilst gaining the trust of the victims will persuade them to impart personal banking information before making arrangements for their cards to be collected via a courier.

 

A variation of the scam occurs where the fraudster informs the victims they need to assist in an investigation of corrupt bank employees by withdrawing cash from their accounts.

Importantly, the fraudster will provide a ‘cover story’ for the victims to present if the transactions are queried at the counter. A courier is then sent to the house to collect the monies

 

Sussex Police is taking action to reduce these offences and protect the most vulnerable members of the community.

If you experience one of these phonecalls please call 101.

 

EMMA WALSH
Neighbourhood Policing Team, Horsham Police Station
Tel: 101 Ext. 530214 Mobile: 07717700807 Twitter: @Horsham_police
PCSO Public Engagement Officer