Members of the public are being urged to report suspected online fraud to the police after three residents were scammed out of more than £170,000 in East Renfrewshire.
Police Scotland revealed the three people, all over the age of 70, lost a combined sum of over £173,000. A report to councillors, on the first quarter of 2022/23, said enquiries are continuing but all victims have had funds reinstated by their banks.
Chief Inspector Graeme Gallie, the area commander for East Renfrewshire, also said a man had been charged after allegations a 69-year-old had paid for plumbing work which wasn’t carried out while a woman was charged after claims a resident “paid for a new family pet which never transpired”.
