{"id":2009,"date":"2015-07-08T19:29:49","date_gmt":"2015-07-08T19:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/?p=2009"},"modified":"2015-07-08T19:29:49","modified_gmt":"2015-07-08T19:29:49","slug":"dorset-police-courier-fraud","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stourpaine.info\/matters\/2015\/07\/08\/dorset-police-courier-fraud\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorset Police &#8211; Courier Fraud"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Courier fraudsters have been identifying themselves to victims on the telephone as <strong>\u201cDetective Constable Martin Benton of New Scotland Yard Fraud Department\u201d<\/strong>. The fraudsters will invent a story regarding fraudulent activity on your card and request your bank\/card details.<\/p>\n<p><strong>No such person exists at the Metropolitan Police<\/strong>. If you receive a call from someone purporting to be this individual, terminate the call immediately.<\/p>\n<p>Protect yourself against courier fraud:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your bank will never send a courier to your home<\/li>\n<li>Your bank and the police will never collect your bank card<\/li>\n<li>Your bank and the police will never ask for your PIN<\/li>\n<li>If you receive one of these calls end it immediately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Victim Advice:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>If you have handed over any details to the fraudster, call your bank and cancel your cards immediately.<\/li>\n<li>\u200bIf you want to call your bank, then do it from another telephone.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you believe that you have been a victim of fraud you can report it online <a href=\"http:\/\/www.actionfraud.police.uk\/report_fraud\">http:\/\/www.actionfraud.police.uk\/report_fraud<\/a> or by telephone 0300 123 2040.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Courier fraudsters have been identifying themselves to victims on the telephone as \u201cDetective Constable Martin Benton of New Scotland Yard Fraud Department\u201d. The fraudsters will invent a story regarding fraudulent activity on your card and request your bank\/card details. No such person exists at the Metropolitan Police. 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