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New telephone scam hits Herefordshire
Fraudsters are telephoning local residents claiming they are due for a rebate on their council tax – if they would just let them have their bank details.
Herefordshire Council warns householders to be on their guard after a local woman received a bogus call saying that her council tax banding was being reduced.
The resident received a call from someone who gave her name as Margaret and told her that there was a one off fee of £39.99 for her council tax to be reduced. She put her through to a man who took her bank details. She did not catch the man’s name. When the call was finished she dialed1471 and message was ‘caller withheld number’.
The resident called Herefordshire Council to check and was advised to contact her bank urgently to explain what had happened, and to inform the police.
Similar warnings have already been issued from Newcastle to Portsmouth, as variations on the scam are growing across the country.
"No council would ever contact a resident in this manner on such issues”, said Mike Toney, head of the council’s benefits and exchequers service, “and we would never ask for your bank details over the phone to make refunds.
“Homeowners are asked to please remain alert to scams designed to find out your bank details and if possible, keep a close eye on vulnerable older family members or neighbours," he said.
Posted
: 29/01/2010 18:06:15
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