West Mercia Police officers in Hereford are warning members of the public to remain vigilant following reports of fraudsters targeting the elderly and vulnerable.
A spokesperson for West Mercia Police (Hereford Cops) said:
“Please tell elderly and vulnerable friends, neighbours and family who may not have social media or have seen the news that fraudsters are telephoning in this area.
“They are pretending to be the police and have the withdraw money from their account and give to a courier who will come to their home.
“This is a scam! No police officer will ever do this so please tell them to hang up, wait 10 minutes and call the police on 101 or tell a family member so they can call us.”
