Courier fraud in Louth and Horncastle area
Lincolnshire Police are appealing for information after an 80-year-old man fell victim to courier fraudsters in Louth.
The man was contacted on December 20 by a criminal purporting to be an officer from Lincolnshire Police, and was persuaded that his credit card was being used fraudulently and that he should withdraw a significant amount of cash to be collected from his home – one of 11 recent cases of courier frauds in the Louth and Horncastle area.
A spokesman said the force is now appealing to the public to share this with their friends, family, and neighbours to prevent more people from falling victim to courier fraud:
“If people saw, or captured on dash cam or CCTV, any suspicious activity, vehicles or individuals on Kenwick Close and Kenwick Road in Louth between the times of 5.15 pm and 6 pm on 20 December please call 101, with incident reference number 368 of 20 December.”