A nationwide scam which sees fraudsters impersonating police officers to con pensioners out of money has been reported across Ayrshire – with almost £60,000 duped out of victims in the region.
Reports of the organised scam have been made in Ayr, Prestwick, Kilmarnock and Irvine.
Over £300,000 has made its way into the pockets of criminals running the operation in Scotland with more than 30 reports being made to police across the country.
