Barnet Police are warning the public about a new con trick that has been reported to them in the last 48 hours.
Thieves are attempting to gain your bank and credit card details by phoning Barnet residents and stating that they are police. A story is then told that they have been informed by the residents’ bank that there has been fraudulent activity on their account and that their bank card and pin details should be handed over to a police officer who will be attending your address later on their behalf. This is all a lie. This is an elaborate hoax to steal from you and should be reported to the police.
Barnet Police do not ask for bank cards and we will always be able to produce identification when in uniform and in plain clothes. We would recommend that you ring a landline number for police that you have obtained from the phonebook or use 0300 123 1212, our new non emergency number, or 999 in an emergency to contact us.
Barnet Police are fully investigating the four crimes reported to them and are reminding residents that you should never disclose your pin number. No one including your own bank will ever ask you for this number. Also there is no need for you to give your bank card to another person to take away with them.
Your PIN is to be kept secret and never disclosed to anybody else. Always when entering your PIN ensure that no one can see the key pad. It is best to cover your typing hand with the other to block any view for potential thieves.
If you know anything that could assist police in identifying those involved in this crime in Barnet, call 020 8733 5033 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555111.
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