
Increase in courier fraud
Recently, police officers in Cheshire have seen an increase in the amount of courier frauds and are warning residents to stay vigilant following an increase in the number of scam phone calls targeting people in Cheshire.
Victims are being called on their phones by fraudsters who pretend they are police officers or bank officials. One tactic they use to scam the victims is by telling them are assisting with a covert police investigation. The fraudsters persuade the victim to withdraw cash from their bank, to purchase EUROs or provide bank cards and PIN numbers for collection by a courier.
If you believe that you are a victim of courier fraud, please contact Cheshire Police on 101, using a different phone to the one used to communicate with the fraudsters. You can also report information to us via cheshire.police.uk/tell-us.
You can also report to Action Fraud via actionfraud.police.uk or call 0300 123 2040.
If a fraud is in progress or in an emergency, call 999 immediately.