A fake detective has scammed victims out of thousands of pounds. The fraudster has struck five times this month in the Bolton area.
In each case the man has posed as an officer to persuade victims to go to their bank and withdraw significant amounts of cash. Between Monday 4th and Thursday 14th April, five incidents which all appear to be linked have been reported to GMP but it is feared their could be many more.
The offender has contacted the victims from a withheld number stating that he is a detective from Greater Manchester Police investigating 'bank fraud'. He is understood to tell the victim that as part of the fraud investigation they need to withdraw cash from their bank account and a colleague will collect the money from them - this has ranged from values of £2k to £70k.
