By Press Association 2021
Six arrests in crackdown on fraudsters posing as police officers
Police in Northern Ireland have foiled two separate attempts by fraudsters to con cash from older people.
Six arrests were made in Belfast on Friday after police intercepted scammers in the south and west of the city after money had been taken.
There is an ongoing police operation against the scammers, who impersonate police officers to dupe pensioners into handing over money and valuables for supposed safe keeping.
Detective Superintendent Zoe McKee speaking to media at PSNI headquarters in east Belfast (Rebecca Black/PA)
Detective Superintendent Zoe McKee said the scam has been a priority for the PSNI for more than a year.
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The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland Eddie Lynch and Detective Chief Inspector Ian Wilson
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Teenager arrested over impersonating PSNI officer after North Belfast scam
It is alleged potential victims had been contacted by someone claiming to be a police officer and were on their way to hand over an amount of money for ‘scanning’
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Detectives are urging the public to be extra vigilant following a recent scam in which the caller claimed to be a police officer.
The reminder comes after police were alerted this week that a woman, in east Belfast, had been tricked into parting with a sum of money.
Detective Chief Inspector Ian Wilson said: In this case, a woman - aged in her 70s - was persuaded to hand over her bank card, bank details, and a sum of money by an imposter who, via telephone, claimed to be a police officer. I m keen to, first of all, stress that police will never ask for your bank details, or money. Never allow any unauthorised person to have access to such details.