Identity Theft from Bogus Police Officer

This fraud is often aimed at elderly people and occurs when the criminals contact a potential victim posing as police officers investigating fraudulent activity on their bank card.  They even call several times to gain the victim’s trust and then visit the victim’s home to collect their bank card and PIN. See the full story on the BBC's Crimewatch programme.

Advice

• Your bank would be the first organisation to contact you if they suspect you are a victim of credit card fraud.  Ring them for confirmation
• You should always request and verify the identification of any person who calls at your door that you do not know.  A police officer who calls at an address would always have and show a warrant card
• Never reveal your PIN number to anyone