Thames Valley Police have issued the following alert, reminding people to be on their guard when receiving cold telephone calls. This warning follows greater activity by fraudsters and the inclination that many individuals have to engage in detailed conversations that they would not entertain if some unknown person called at their front door and asked similar questions.
Fraudsters are targeting people by "cold calling" them on the telephone.
1. They will state that they are from the Bank Fraud department, the Police or other Law Enforcement.
3. In order to prove their own credentials they will often ask you to telephone the "fraud" number you may have on the back of your bank card, or they may even ask you to telephone the Police to check that there is an official investigation, or telephone your own bank once the phone call to them is terminated.
The bank or the police will never telephone you "out of the blue" to ask you to transfer money into another account or hand over any of your money or bank cards. It is your money!!