Police issue warning after thousands of pounds taken from Southam resident in suspected phone scam

By The Newsroom
Published 1st Mar 2018, 08:37 BST
Updated 1st Mar 2018, 11:34 BST
Police are urging people to be on their guard after thousands of pounds was taken from a Southam resident in a suspected phone scam.

Callers are reportedly ringing people pretending to be from their internet service provider. They then tell the person they have a problem with their computer and offer to repair it.

They then ask to take control of the person’s computer and access their bank account to withdraw money.

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Police are investigating one such incident, which occurred on Tuesday (27 February) evening, in which a man from Southam had more than £6,000 taken from his bank account.