On 8/01/14
An Elderly lady has been contacted by a male purporting to be DCI Martin Benton from Hammersmith Police. The male has said that her card been used fraudulently and that a courier would collect her cards for their investigation. At approx. 19:00 a male driving a grey people carrier with a word like Forresters on the side came and took her cards. £500 has since been spent in 2 shops (possibly betting shops) and a further £1000 has been spent in a Manchester Casino
A similar incident happened in Handforth on 02/01/14, however the elderly person on this occasion cancelled her card and did not hand it to the courier.
Please be alerted to this scam and warn any elderly members to be aware and contact 101 should they receive a similar call.
Jane Thirsk