Police Impersonation Scam
Please make elderly neighbours aware of males claiming to be police officers investigating fraud. They will call the victim over the phone often on numerous occasions asking questions about the victims finances and account details. They then attend the address at a later date to collect the victims bank cards before taking cash from the accounts. In the most recent offence the victim was taken to the bank to withdraw a large amount of cash
It's part of a wider series across the Met although Barnet residents have been targeted a couple of times over the last few weeks
If this happens to you or an elderly neighbour, immediately call the police.
Microsoft Bogus Employee Scam
We have also been made aware of a scam by people pretending to be from Microsoft informing you that your computer has become infected.
They then try and get the victim to download remote access software in order to gain control of his or her computer. This has just happened to one of our members in Edgware.
Paul Hammond, Barnet Boroughwatch
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