ScamWatch
Readers warn readers
Cheshire police impersonator
In late October, I was phoned by a man who claimed to be from Cheshire Constabulary. I live in Cheshire, so this wasn’t a complete surprise, but he then said a criminal had been arrested for stealing a bank card that belongs to me. I quickly checked my wallet and saw nothing was missing, so I asked him which card he was referring to. But he then asked me for that same information! I burst out laughing at how blatant and inept this scam was, and he hung up. But these vile scammers probably only need to get successful once in a hundred calls to make it worth their while.