Police have been made aware some members of the public have recently been victims of an iTunes giftcard scam.
There are various methods of scamming people, but one elderly Oban woman recently believed she was in an online relationship for several months witha man who was abroad. Once he had her trust, the man said he needed her to buy him iTunes giftcards and vouchers and send him the codes from the cards.
An alert shop assistant was suspicious about the high value of the giftcards purchased and contacted police. The woman has been scammed of several hundred pounds but she is now aware it was a scam so will not lose any more money.