Police are urging people to warn elderly friends and relatives about fraudsters after a local woman was conned out of about £26,000 last week.
The 84-year-old victim was called last Wednesday (24th January) by somebody claiming to be from BT, who said there was a problem with her phone.
She was told that she needed to buy insurance and download a programme called ‘Team Viewer’ and other software. Once the software had been installed she was asked to make bank transfers to various bank accounts, totalling about £26,000.
Fortunately the victim’s bank has been able to refund the majority of her money.
Hampshire Constabulary’s advice is:
• Never give out any personal information about your bank account to anybody over the phone.
• If you have given out information which could compromise your bank account security in any way, call your bank up to cancel your cards as soon as possible.
• Never hand over money to someone at the door or transfer money to people online
If you have any information relating to this case, call Police on 101 quoting reference 44180033685′.
