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I recently heard of a Wistaston resident who was the victim of a gift card scam.
Anyone being asked to pay a bill, transfer money or invest using gift cards such as Google Play Store and Amazon via a cold call or unusual request are being targeted by a scammer.
Detectives in Cheshire have warned the public following reports of phone calls purporting to be from the police demanding money and gift cards from residents.
The scam calls use a spoofed phone number associated with Cheshire Constabulary.
Detectives in Cheshire are warning people to stay vigilant amid reports of scam phone calls purporting to be from Microsoft.
In Cheshire, there have been several reports of residents receiving phone calls from fraudsters posing as workers from Microsoft.
Residents across South Cheshire are being urged to be vigilant following reports of fraudsters taking advantage of the current Coronavirus pandemic.
A married couple who conned Cheshire victims out of thousands in a kitchen scam, have been sentenced in court for multiple fraud offences.
Kevin Cairns, 45, and Gillian Cairns, 46, pretended to run kitchen and furniture companies and duped victims from Cheshire and America into paying large sums of money for work that was never carried out.
Elderly residents in Nantwich are being targeted by phone scammers pretending to be a police officer, Nantwich police has warned today.
There have been a number of incidents of elderly and vulnerable householders receiving phone calls from a man pretending to be a DC Smith from Hammersmith Police Fraud Squad.
Nantwich families and neighbours of elderly residents are being warned of a phone scam involving fraudsters posing as internet providers.
A man has contacted several victims in Crewe, Chester, Warrington and Runcorn to tell them their modem was not compatible with their computer and the customer was owed £200.
Cheshire Police are warning internet users to be on their guard over a webcam sex scam which targets men.
Scammers posing as women are approaching male internet users online, encouraging them to engage in sexual activity over a webcam.
Cheshire Police have launched a new operation to target cashpoint criminals. It follows a series of incidents at cash machines across Crewe and Nantwich, as well as Northwich, Chester, Winsford and Sandbach.
Nantwich residents have been warned about a new scam that has already conned 10 people across the county. Victims have lost around £5,000 to the scam with incidents reported in Crewe as well as Macclesfield, Winsford, Sandbach, Northwich, and Chester.
Cheshire Police are warning people to be wary of unusual emails after two churches in the area had messages hacked by scammers. The churches were targeted by the scam aimed at getting unsuspecting recipients to part with their money to help their parish priest stuck in a foreign country.
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