Fake Police officer asking for large amounts of money to be withdrawn to assist a court case and for the victim to tell the banks that the money is for home improvements and not tell the bank about the call. The Police will never ask you to do this.

Fake Police advise the victims accounts are being misused and ask the victim to get some money out of their account and this will be collected along with the victim’s bank cards. The Police will never ask you to do this.

Fake Police on the phone tell victims someone at the airport have hold of the victims personal information and his accounts containing crypto currency are at risk and will help you give them access onto your computer. The Police will never ask you to do this.

The police or your bank will not contact you out of the blue to participate in an investigation or send a courier to your home to collect bank cards, cash, or other valuable items. Any requests to do so are a scam.

Your bank or the police will never call you to ask you to verify your personal details or PIN by phone or offer to pick up your card by courier.

Hang up, wait a few minutes, and then call your bank or 101 from a different telephone device and/or use a number you know to be genuine, such as the one on the back of your bank card, or by calling 159.

Don’t trust Caller ID display on your phone – it’s not proof of ID.   Fraudsters use Spoofing Software to make the telephone number on your call ID display look like a real Police or Bank Number.