People across the country are being urged to look out for a text message from the police over the next 48 hours.
Normally, noticing a text from someone saying they are the police would set alarm bells off, with scams so common nowadays. However, during the next couple of days, people throughout the UK are being warned not to ignore the messages from the Metropolitan Police.
The force are sending out the texts to help them crackdown on fraudsters, with 70,000 expected to receive a message over the next 48 hours.
