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06/02/2021, 9:07 am
Police in Dundee are appealing for information after an elderly couple were targeted by fraudsters in the Lochee area.
Around 11.30am on Wednesday January 27, two men attended at the home of a 76-year-old man and 74-year-old woman in Greenlee Drive and advised that they were from HMRC.
The men alleged they were investigating instances of unpaid VAT for labourer work and defrauded the couple of £3,000.
The fraudsters demanded the money in cash and threatened the couple that they would be arrested if they did not pay immediately.
The first suspect is described as 5ft 10in tall, of stocky build, around 50-years-old, with short grey hair and a Dundonian accent. He was wearing a navy woollen coat and black gloves.
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Police say package found at Dundee Tesco call centre is not suspicious
Updated: December 21, 2020, 2:54 pm
Police in Dundee have said that a package found at the Tesco call centre is “non-suspicious”.
Staff were evacuated from the premises on Baird Avenue after concerns were raised following the discovery of the package shortly after 10am.
Police Scotland confirmed the building had been evacuated, with Baird Avenue reopening shortly after 1pm.
A spokesman for the force said: “We were made aware around 10.10am on Monday, 21 December of a potentially suspicious package received at premises on Baird Avenue in Dundee.
“A cordon was put in place as a precaution.