Police issue urgent warning after fraudster tries to steal cash from Burnley pensioner

An urgent warning has been issued to elderly people in Burnley to beware of a fraudster posing as a police officer.
By The Newsroom
Published 2nd May 2018, 13:33 BST
Updated 2nd May 2018, 13:36 BST
Police have issued a warning for elderly residents to beware of someone posing as a police officer to get money from them.Police have issued a warning for elderly residents to beware of someone posing as a police officer to get money from them.
Police have issued a warning for elderly residents to beware of someone posing as a police officer to get money from them.

The victim was contacted by the person pretending to be a police officer who informed her of a fraud on her bank accounts.

She has then been asked to withdraw a large amount of money in cash and the police would call round and ensure it was deposited somewhere safe.

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Believing the fraudster to be genuine the victim agreed to do so and the scammer even even sent a local taxi to take them to the bank.

Fortunately the elderly person's daughter found out what was going on and contacted the local police and no money was stolen.

A spokesman for Burnley and Padiham Police said: "The police will NEVER contact anyone with such a request and any such calls should be ignored and the receiver replaced.

"This is a scam and we would ask anyone who falls victim to it to please contact "Action Fraud" with any information and the local police via 101."