Beware of scam calls – latest

The county is being hit with the latest round of scam calls.

These incidents are just from Thursday 16th)…..

At just past midday, a man in Boston received a call from a man (possibly a recorded message) claiming to be from OFCOM suggesting that his internet was being hacked. He hung up. Incident 138 of 16 May.

Earlier that morning, a woman in Swineshead had a call from a man claiming to work for BT telling her that her internet had been hacked and requesting her bank details for a “bad service refund”. Incident 209 of 16 May.

Late morning, at around 11.30, an elderly couple in Old Leake were called by a man saying he was from BT and requesting to remote access their computer. Incident 321 of 16 may.    

In the afternoon a woman from Wrangle received a call from a man claiming to be from BT. He said there was an error on the account meaning the woman was to get a refund of £900. The caller then said that £9000 had been credited by mistake and the woman must transfer the difference from her account. Incident 254 of 16 may.

Beware BT or OFCOM scam calls.

The people making these calls are ruthless and aggressive. Please help us by telling your friends, neighbours and family. Thankfully we don’t believe anyone is out of pocket after yesterday’s attempts – let’s try and keep it that way. Knowledge is power against these fraudsters. Tell two, protect many!