{"id":26849,"date":"2018-03-06T14:11:44","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jomec.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=26849"},"modified":"2018-03-06T14:11:44","modified_gmt":"2018-03-06T14:11:44","slug":"public-warned-fake-police-officer-scam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/06\/public-warned-fake-police-officer-scam\/","title":{"rendered":"Public warned about \u2018fake police officer\u2019 scam"},"content":{"rendered":"

POLICE are warning the public to be cautious after receiving numerous reports of \u201cfake police officers\u201d attempting to scam people out of money.<\/span>
\nThe scammers are using several tactics to extort money, including telling victims that their bank cards have been cloned, or that their family members have been arrested.<\/span>
\nSome victims were told to visit cashpoints to withdraw \u201cthousands of pounds,\u201d or to buy expensive items to hand over to a courier who would then collect the money from their home.<\/span>
\nSouth Wales Police say there were at least eight reports in two days in Cardiff last week. In the Vale of Glamorgan reports have been made on an almost daily basis.<\/span>
\nDetective Inspector Paul Raikes, said: \u201cThese scammers are extremely persuasive and convincing and are often very successful in duping people into handing over substantial amounts of money.<\/span>
\n\u201cMany of this week\u2019s victims have been elderly, but the truth is anyone can be targeted by these scammers and I\u2019d urge everyone to be on their guard.<\/span>
\n\u201cThe more awareness there is of them the less successful these fraudsters will be. Anything suspicious should be reported to us immediately.\u201d<\/span>
\nPolice say that the scammers are so convincing that some of those contacted have handed over money or their bank details as requested.<\/span>
\nDetective Inspector Paul Giess, from the Economic Crime Unit, said: \u201cWhile many of the victims in these cases have been elderly or vulnerable, I cannot stress enough how sophisticated and well-rehearsed these scammers are.<\/span>
\n\u201cMy message to the public is simple \u2013 the police, or any other legitimate organisation for that matter \u2013 will never contact you in this manner. All calls of this nature are a scam, and the person receiving the call should hang up as soon as possible.\u201d<\/span>
\nIt is understood that another scam currently doing the rounds in the city involves someone claiming to be from the Inland Revenue and requiring bank details to process a tax refund.
\nAnyone who thinks they may have fallen victim to a scammer should report it via 101, or Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.<\/span>
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Some victims were told to visit cashpoints to withdraw \u201cthousands of pounds,\u201d or to buy expensive items to hand over to a courier who would then collect the money from […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":120,"featured_media":26850,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[5509,5830,1158,5831,107],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-26849","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-neighbourhood-watch","tag-phone","tag-police","tag-scam","tag-south-wales-police"],"yoast_head":"\nPublic warned about \u2018fake police officer\u2019 scam - The Cardiffian<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2018\/03\/06\/public-warned-fake-police-officer-scam\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Public warned about \u2018fake police officer\u2019 scam - The Cardiffian\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"POLICE are warning the public to be cautious after receiving numerous reports of \u201cfake police officers\u201d attempting to scam people out of money. 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