ISLANDERS are being warned that fraudsters are impersonating UK police officers in a bid to obtain bank details.
The States police has received reports that scammers are phoning Jersey residents and claiming that their bank cards have been cloned.
In a statement, the force said: “It appears that this is an attempt to obtain card details from the ‘victim’ who believes they are speaking to a real police officer.
“In an attempt to lend some legitimacy to their claim, the scammer will advise the person to ‘google’ the telephone number for the police force they say are calling from, which will match the telephone number showing on the phone.
“This is because scammers can make calls appear to come from any number, including official agencies.”
Islanders are being warned not to assume that a call is legitimate based on the number of the caller and never provide personal details.
Instead, they should hang up and locate the number for the relevant police force and contact their bank to check for any suspicious activity on their account.
