Lincolnshire police are warning of a recent increase in scam phone calls. In several cases the caller claims to be either from HMRC or the police, threatening arrest, a lawsuit or advising the recipient that they are under investigation. The objective of the caller is to get the victim to pay money. In one incident, […]
National Neighbourhood Watch Week 2018
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This week is National Neighbourhood Watch week (NNWW18) which aims to provide you with information and advice to help you and your neighbours stay safe. There is a new section on their website which provides helpful information on a number of subjects including fraud and scams. You can find this information by visiting www.ourwatch.org.uk/crimes/ If […]
Police impersonation fraud
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There have been a number of police impersonation frauds recently aimed at elderly, vulnerable people. The victims receive a phone call from a person claiming to be a police officer who tells them to purchase high-value goods or to go to their bank and withdraw a large amount of cash which will be collected by […]
Telephone Preference Service (TPS) scam
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Scam phone calls are being made by people purporting to be the Telephone Preference Service asking for personal and bank details to assist in the renewal of TPS membership. Once you have registered your phone number with the TPS you don’t need to renew it. These phone calls are fraudulent and intended to obtain your […]
Distraction burglaries – Skegness
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There have been two recent distraction burglary incidents in the Skegness area. On 24th February at about 2pm a woman called at an address in Philip Grove claiming to be ill. She asked for a drink of water and proceeded to steal money before making off. Three days earlier (21st) at about 9.30pm a woman […]
Scam bank e-mails
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Yesterday I received an e-mail from TSB bank informing me that they had disabled access to my online bank account due to suspicious bank transfers from the account a few days earlier. I was advised to log on to my personal homepage to check my account and to click on the embedded link to view […]
Staying Safe – Buddies Dementia Cafe
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Many thanks to the ladies and gents who came to the Buddies Dementia Cafe in Nettleham yesterday where we talked about ‘staying safe’
Further bank scams – Grantham
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Recently I advised about a man in his 80’s from the Grantham area who had been conned out of £10,000 by a person who claimed to be a police officer on the phone. The victim, on request, withdrew the money from his bank and handed it to a ‘courier’ who came to his address to […]
Look after your contactless card(s)
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If you have a contactless credit or debit card it’s worth taking care of it when you’re out and about. Whilst the majority of bank card use is trouble-free, there have been cases where criminals have been able to intercept the signal sent from your card to the card reader by using an application on […]
Telephone bank scam
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An 81 year old man from the Grantham area has been conned out of £10,000 by fraudsters. On Thursday 26th October he received a phone call from a man claiming to be a police Sergeant working for a fraud office. He was told that his local bank branch was being investigated and was instructed to […]