People are urged to be on their guard against phone fraudsters.
A person in Kendal was called on Tuesday by people pretending to be police officers.
The person calling raised concerns that someone was trying to take money from the victim’s account. The caller also kept the victim on the call all day.
Investigations show these were not police officers and it was suspected to be an attempt to defraud the victim of money.
An incident was also reported a few days earlier in Windermere.
Police have issued the following advice:
- If you have any concern that the person on the phone may be a fraudster, put the phone down and call the police from a different phone on 101 for advice and guidance.
- If you receive a call you’re not expecting, you should be suspicious.
- If you have any doubts about the identity of the person that you are speaking with, please put the phone down and attend the police station in person, wherever possible, to discuss the call you have received, or call a trusted number for the police using a different telephone than the one that you have been contacted on.
They said police will never:
- Ask you for your bank account details or PIN number over the phone.
- Ask you to withdraw money and send it to them via a courier, taxi, bank transfer or by any other means.
- Ask you to send your bank cards or any other personal property to them via courier, taxi or by any other means.
People are asked to share the guidance with any vulnerable friends or family.
If you think you have been the victim of a fraud you can report this to police on 101 and to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.
