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Cheshire Police warning amid spate of scam HMRC calls across county

Cheshire Police warning amid spate of scam HMRC calls across county

Detectives are urging Nantwich and Crewe residents to be vigilant following a spate of hoax calls from scammers claiming to be police officers acting on behalf of HMRC.

Officers have received 12 reports since June 2 of people receiving calls from someone purporting to be from Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

July 1, 2020
Social media “threats” against Brine Leas in Nantwich are hoax, say police

Social media “threats” against Brine Leas in Nantwich are hoax, say police

Alleged “threats” made against Brine Leas School in Nantwich are hoax, police have said.

Officers were called in after the “threats” were reported as being posted on social media sites including Instagram and Snapchat.

May 17, 2019
Human remains discovery in Nantwich cottage is “hoax”, say police

Human remains discovery in Nantwich cottage is “hoax”, say police

Police say the discovery of human remains at a cottage near Nantwich is being treated as a ‘hoax’.

Members of a paranormal group contacted police in the middle of the night after claiming to have found a human bone behind a wall of the derelict cottage in Newhall, off the A530.

December 20, 2018