Police issue warning following fraud incident in Newport
Police are urging people to be vigilant following a fraud offence in Newport.
Around 1.15pm on Tuesday a man received a phone call from another man claiming to be from the Fraud Squad.
He said he had disrupted a scam in which unknown people had been trying to fraudulently obtain £3,000 and asked the victim to withdraw the same amount of money from the bank in a bid to catch those responsible.
The man did not hand over any money and immediately reported the incident.
Inspector Tracy Ryan said: "Thankfully on this occasion the gentleman was not fooled and called police, who are now investigating.
"We would like to remind the public that police would never ask you to withdraw cash from your account in these circumstances or disclose any banking or personal details over the telephone.
"We encourage people to report any suspicious activity to us by calling 101 or 999 if a crime is taking place."
Anyone with information about this incident is asked to call West Mercia Police on 101 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111 quoting incident 0380S of November 1.
