Scam Alerts from Kent Police

Published: 14 October 2020

Courier fraud is when criminals call people impersonating banks or the police in order to convince them to hand over their cash, bank cards, or high value items, to a courier that’s been sent to their home. Recent reporting to Action Fraud has highlighted that an increasingly popular tactic is for criminals to instruct the unsuspecting victim to purchase high value items such as gold coins and gold bullion.

For further details on these scams and what to do to prevent or deal with them, please see the full Police bulletin.