Latest from Kent Police Fraud Office

Published: 03 November 2020

Fraud detectives are reminding people to beware of criminals posing as police officers who ask for financial details over the phone. 

There have been a number of incidents during October in which elderly and vulnerable people have been asked to hand over their bank cards, cash or personal information in order to assist with bogus investigations.

A courier is then sent to the victim's address to collect the money or items, often travelling via taxi. Sometimes a taxi is sent to the victim's home so they can be taken to a nearby bank to withdraw their savings.  

 A police officer will never ask someone to withdraw money or hand over bank cards. Anyone who does receive a suspicious telephone call of this nature should hang up, wait for five minutes to ensure the line is clear, and then call 101 to check the credentials of the person who called. 

For further details and how to protect yourself against fraud please see the KFAS Alert bulletin  and poster