Two scammers posing as detectives pretended to be investigating a bank fraud.
Scammers posing as police officers stole £25,000 after conning their victim with what is believed to have been fake ID badges.A man claiming to be from the fraud office of a bank had phoned a householder in Bridge of Weir, Renfrewshire.Police impersonators cheat victims out of £300k
Police Scotland said it has received more than 30 reports from the public in the Renfrewshire area after being visited or contacted by individuals claiming to be from the force.Supt Campbell Wallace said: "Whoever these men were, they were not genuine Police Scotland officers."Unfortunately in this case, the scammers took £25,000 and we are asking people to be vigilant in relation to this kind of fraud.
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