Con artists prey on elderly in Norfolk
Posted: 04 Feb 2015, 17:02Police warning after con artists prey on elderly in Norfolk
Dan Grimmer Wednesday, February 4, 2015
4:43 PM
An elderly man was tricked out of his bank details after he was cold called by a con artist who claimed to be from his bank.
Police have issued a warning after the incident, which happened in Bowthorpe today.
The man received a call from a man who told him that he needed to change his bank cards and that a courier would be arranged to collect them.
A courier arrived at the victim’s address a short time later and they were given bank cards and PIN numbers. It is thought a fraudulent transaction has since been made on one of the cards.
In a second incident an elderly woman was telephoned at her Costessey home at about 1pm and asked a series of personal questions about her bank account.
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/pol ... _1_3943753
Dan Grimmer Wednesday, February 4, 2015
4:43 PM
An elderly man was tricked out of his bank details after he was cold called by a con artist who claimed to be from his bank.
Police have issued a warning after the incident, which happened in Bowthorpe today.
The man received a call from a man who told him that he needed to change his bank cards and that a courier would be arranged to collect them.
A courier arrived at the victim’s address a short time later and they were given bank cards and PIN numbers. It is thought a fraudulent transaction has since been made on one of the cards.
In a second incident an elderly woman was telephoned at her Costessey home at about 1pm and asked a series of personal questions about her bank account.
http://www.eveningnews24.co.uk/news/pol ... _1_3943753