This is a message from Moreton in Marsh local policing team.
Yesterday we had a report from a 92 year old Moreton resident who had been contacted on the telephone by a company called ‘Crime Awareness Campaign’. They appeared to want to sell this resident an alarm and made an unwanted appointment to attend his address. We have researched this company and it appears to be a scam. Please advise your members, especially the older, more vulnerable ones, that if they should receive such a call then to hang up the phone straight away.
Quite often these companies will say they are working on behalf of the police and this is not the case, it is simply a ruse to gain trust. If they do end up making an appointment advise them to either ask a family member or trusted neighbour to be present at the relevant time and to contact the police on 101.
