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Nottinghamshire Police has issued a warning over the increasing problem of fraudsters pretending to be officers and collecting cash or high-value items. Since January 1, the force has received 20 reports of the criminal scheme, with some of the targeted victims losing thousands of pounds.
Money, items or documents are then handed over to the 'courier', who attends the victim's address or meets them nearby, on the promise that the money or item will be returned, or compensation will be provided. However, no compensation is provided, and the money will not be returned.In Nottinghamshire, people have been contacted by a man purporting to be a police officer from either Cheshire Police or the Metropolitan Police.
To verify what they are being told is true, the person receiving the phone call is advised to hang up and ring 191. However, that number is also not genuine and puts the caller through to another fraudster who is part of the scam. "In many of the cases, no losses were reported but some victims have lost approximately £20,000 in total. Our message is simple: the police will never call to and ask you to withdraw money from your bank account, nor would we ever use a courier.
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