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Police Impersonation Scam Calls: Fake Detectives and Officers

A caller pretends to be a police officer or detective, says your identity was used in a crime, and asks for money, bank details or your help with an "investigation".

How the police impersonation scam works

Police impersonation scam - UK phone scam alert
  1. The caller gives a name, rank and force, and may say a suspect has been arrested with your bank card.
  2. They ask questions to see whether you have savings, cryptocurrency or valuables.
  3. You are asked to withdraw cash, buy gold or move money to help "catch the criminals".

Warning signs

  • Police asking about your money, savings or crypto
  • Being told to keep the call secret
  • Being asked to hand cash or cards to a courier

What to do

  • Hang up. Police never ask you to transfer money or hand over cards
  • Call 101 from a different phone (or wait 5 minutes) to check
  • Report it to Action Fraud

Caller ID can be faked: a number on your screen is not proof of who is calling.

Recent reports that mention this scam

0114 296 4150 Spam Scam or fraud · Phone call

Scammer pretending to be a police officer. Please find them and put them behind bars for impersonating a Police Officer and Fraud

0114 296 4150 Spam Scam or fraud · Phone call

Claimed they were a police officer investigating a case

07708 966296 Spam Scam or fraud · Text message

Sms message suggesting a Santander transaction with John Lewis for £46.99 . If it wasn’t you then call 01592 394482 (another dubious landline number.) reported it to 7726 for spam / fraud investigation.

01257 444104 Spam Other · Phone call

Just gave a short, quick 'Hello this is <too quick and muffled to make out>. If you don't call me back in 30 minutes i'm calling the police'. I'm unaware of anything i've done wrong and haven't been anywhere near that area code location in absolutely years!

020 3318 6355 Spam Other · Phone call

I've received Threatening calls from COMPANY NUMBER FCO 32435 RECEIVED FROM VOXBONE SA communication services .
MY ENQUIRY: How my number were obtained ?, the call was threatening ,and has register as FCO officer coming after your nationality records and criminal deportations.
As i was previous working for the FCO and Gov ,I wont to request Official VOXBONE LTD who has providing my name on the FCO 32435 threatening list ?, must Voxbone SA has updated a list for those calls coming from specific individuals . finally asking for update and respond , to my email address :rosemarie_harnden@hotmail.com. This is serious crime.

07715 691036 Spam Phone call

Alleged from Lloyds Bank telling me that my account and my card had been used to secure loans and mortgages and payments. However, there is zero amount in this account and do not have a card. He became very rude and did not want me to report the call to the police.

Matched by keywords in visitors' comments. Reports are personal experiences, not proof.

Questions

Is this call part of the police impersonation scam?

If the caller shows the warning signs on this page, treat it as a scam: hang up and contact the organisation on a number you trust. Caller ID can show a real company's number even when the call is fake.

What should I do if I already paid or gave my details?

Call your bank straight away on 159 (or the number on your card), change any passwords you shared, and report it to Action Fraud. The sooner you act, the better the chance of stopping the payment.

How do I report a scam number?

Report fraud to Action Fraud, forward scam texts to 7726, and add a report on Who Calls You so other people are warned when they search the number.