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Wednesday, 30 December 2020

Police in Sutton and Croydon are reminding people to stay vigilant as Action Fraud warns of a new courier fraud tactic.

On the 18th December, they received 120 reports of courier fraud, where someone was impersonating a police officer.

Courier fraud is when victims receive a phone call from a criminal, pretending to be a police officer or bank official. 

Typically, victims are told to withdraw a sum of money and someone is sent to their home address to collect it.

Your bank or the police will never call to ask you to transfer or withdraw money.