Telephone scam warning

A scam phone call is doing the rounds in Plymouth.

Several calls have been made by people claiming to be from Plymouth City Council and offering compensation for accidents.

The Council’s Trading Standards team have received several reports of the bogus calls and are concerned that the scammers may be trying to get personal details from residents. People receiving the calls have described them as being from someone with a strong foreign accent who became aggressive when questioned.

Councillor Dave Downie, Cabinet Member for Safer and Stronger Communities  said: “These scammers appear to be targeting people with 01752 postcodes and are claiming to be from the City Council.  They are not, and if people receive one of the calls they should put the phone down, wait five minutes and then contact the Citizen’s Advice Consumer Service.  If people receive any suspicious call supposedly from Plymouth City Council you can contact our switchboard on 01752 668000 to verify if it is real.”

If people receive scam calls they should report it to the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03434 040506.