Warning as cruel fraudsters are pretending to be police officers to scam people out of money Conmen have been calling up victims across County Durham posing as police officers to get their hands on cash Sign up for our regular free newsletter for court stories sent straight to your inboxInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Police are urging the public to be aware of scammers pretending to be police officers in an attempt to steal money from victims.