Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards are warning people to be aware of bogus phone calls purporting to be from Citizen’s Advice Bureau after reports they have been received in the area.
The callers have been contacting people in the borough claiming they want to discuss the consumer’s debt. When the resident asked for more details and challenged the legitimacy of the call, the person hung up.
A spokesman from Nottinghamshire County Council Trading Standards said: “From our experience we believe it is likely that the caller would have attempted to extract money or personal/bank details from the resident.
The Consumer Advice Bureau have informed us that they would never cold call. If you do receive a call from someone claiming to be from The Citizen’s Advice Bureau and you have not had any recent dealings with them, ask for their full name and a telephone number and say you’ll contact them back. If the caller is bogus they are likely hang up without giving you any details.”
If the bogus callers have given you information which may help trace them, please report it to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or visit http://www.actionfraud.police.uk
