THREE London men have been arrested in connection to a number of alleged frauds which targeted the elderly in Barnsley.
The trio, who are 19, 21 and 23, have been bailed while enquiries continue into the so-called 'courier fraud'.
In every case, the victims received telephone calls from men purporting to be police officers, who were investigating theft and fraud from their bank account.
The victims were then told to contact their bank but, unbeknown to them, the offender stayed on the line so when they called their ‘bank’ they were still speaking to the conman.
They were then asked to withdraw money from their account so that a detective could come and collect it.
Further to guidance issued by police last month, they're now aware of at least 15 reported incidents across the region.
Police continue to appeal for information. Please call police on 101 quoting incident number 529 of February 26.
Alternatively, you can report crime anonymously to Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
