Cruel fraudsters are pretending to be police officers to scam people out of money
Picture: Pixabay DETECTIVES are warning people to be aware of scammers who are using police telephone numbers in their efforts to defraud people. West Yorkshire Police is investigating three incidents where fraudsters have ‘spoofed’ numbers found on its website to make people believe that the demands for money are from genuine police officers. Spoofing involves the caller changing the number which appears on a Caller ID and, according to Ofcom’s website, accounts for a significant and growing proportion of nuisance calls. Detective Inspector Leanne Walker, of West Yorkshir...