I thought I would share the following news article about police arrests in relation to the dreaded courier fraud. I appreciate the police activity was not local, but it shows the extent of the problem around the UK.
Of particular note to the article, the criminals involved were posing as police officers, and they are still using the tactic of telling the victims to put their phone down and redial another number, whilst the criminals keep the line open fooling the victim into believing they have called in this case, the police.
Police remind your family and friends of this type of crime and that the police will never ask you to send them valuables and bank cards, by any means especially a courier/taxi.
Mr Nigel Sutton
Fraud and Cyber Security Advisor | Specialist Crime Team
Hinchingbrooke Park,
Huntingdon, PE29 6NP
