Bank Staff Prevent Frauds

A scheme between police, bank and Post Office staff has prevented people across Leicestershire being scammed out of more than £500,000 in a year.

The Banking Protocol trains them to spot when someone is about to fall victim by contacting the police immediately.

A number of potential fraud victims in Market Harborough have been protected, the most recent earlier this month, when an elderly woman asked to withdraw a large sum of money at a bank.

On further questioning, it emerged she had received a phone call from someone claiming to be a Police officer investigating fraudulent use of their account, and was asked to take out cash to be collected for inspection.

Police were contacted and confirmed it was a scam.

Pc Malc Roberts spoke to Hfm:

The average age of victims locally has been 67, showing how fraudsters are often targeting more elderly victims with these types of scams.