Gloucestershire Constabulary are warning Stroud residents to be vigilant as there have been reports of 01453 numbers being targeted by fraudsters posing as police officers asking residents to hand over money.
Please note that police officers will never ask you to hand over cash or bank card details.
If you receive a call like this, the advice is to hang up and use a different phone to contact the police to report this. If you do not have another telephone, please ask a friend or relative to contact the police for you.
If you believe you have been a victim of fraud, please call 101 or visit www.gloucestershire.police.uk/tua/tell-us-about/soh/seen-or-heard/
Information can also be reported to Action Fraud by calling 03001232040 or www.actionfraud.police.uk
I hope you are all keeping well and please stay extra vigilant! 🚨