Scam warning issued to Ayrshire residents after rise in phone and email frauds
dailyrecord.co.ukScammers targeting vulnerable victims across Ayrshire are launching new email and phone techniques to profit from their crimes.That's the warning from police who are urging residents to be on their guard after a surge in cases.One pensioner told Ayrshire Live how she was duped out of more than £800 after falling for a "highly believable" call from a man posing as an employee at a mobile phone giant.The 73-year-old, from Ayr said: "This man had access to all of my account details and was able to tell me very precise details about the payments I was making."I would like to think that I ask a lot of questions and wouldn't fall for a scam, so this was very unsettling."When I became suspicious and eventually found out I had been scammed, I was angry that anyone could have access to such details in the first place."It is appalling that this type of person is out there and willing to try and profit from other people."The victim, who asked not to be named, told how she was asked to download an app on her phone that allowed her scammer to gain access to all sorts of confidential information.Police say there has been a worring rise in phone call and email scams pretending to be from banks or other financial bodies, advising people that their accounts have been compromised.The calls request an immediate transfer of funds into an account the scammer provides.Chief Inspector Kevin Lammie, of Ayrshire police, said: “Sadly, we're aware of cases where people lose significant sums of money to cold calling scams across Ayrshire and we would urge people to take steps to ensure both themselves and family members are protected.
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