Police have warned the public to be vigilant after a spate of scams involving people impersonating police officers were reported across the country – including in Stirling and Dunblane.
Between October 2021 and this month more than 30 reports have been received from members of the public, who have either been visited or contacted by individuals claiming to be Police Scotland officers.
In each incident, the victims were contacted by telephone by someone who claimed to be from a bank fraud department and advised that their bank account had been compromised. They were then asked to either transfer money remotely to another account online or attend at a bank and remove cash, which would later be collected by a police officer.
