Warning over phone frauds
FRAUDSTERS have tried to trick elderly people in the Moorlands into giving away their cash in a scam.
Police have received reports from two elderly residents in Cheadle and a man in Stockton Brook who received phone calls from criminals pretending to offer refunds for mis-sold Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) on previous loans.
The potential victim is asked to purchase Ukash vouchers from a local shop and reveal the code from the voucher, in order to receive their PPI refund.
A Staffordshire Police spokesman said: "Ukash vouchers are simply cash vouchers and if you give the code to anyone, it will allow them to spend it from anywhere in the world. No part of the code should ever be given to anyone."
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People who suspect fraud should contact police on 101.
Comments
by Chris_Hogg
Tuesday, October 02 2012, 4:47PM
“Following the above article, David Hunter, CEO of Ukash, released the following statement:
"At Ukash we are aware of scams of this nature but wanted the opportunity to explain the details of our product, educate our customers and the public to prevent further exposure to fraudulent activity of this kind.
"Ukash is regulated by the UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) and enables consumers to use their cash online. Just like cash, if our customers are the only ones to have access to their unique 19-digit Ukash voucher code, only they can spend it.
"From time to time, fraudulent activity occurs when individuals posing as any of a series of roles attack vulnerable consumers asking for Ukash as payment. We provide tips on our website http://tinyurl.com/3p3rl33 and post warnings of scams on our homepage and twitter feed @paywithukash as soon as we become aware of them.
We are appalled that scammers are targeting people to defraud their money and we are actively working with the authorities to close them down. Our advice is that Ukash voucher details should NEVER be given to cold callers or doorstep sales people. The simple message is to treat Ukash with the same security as you would physical cash. Ukash vouchers should only be used to shop online at websites that are listed on http://tinyurl.com/9nt8zyd
"Anyone who believes they have been targeted should report it to the police and to action fraud UK in the first instance. If they realise that they have been scammed they can also contact us directly via customer services and we will attempt to block the voucher code before it is used: http://tinyurl.com/8ess5lt”