FRAUDSTERS have been targeting residents in Dunfermline and other Fife areas with a bogus phone scam, using false claims to get people to reveal their financial information.
The telephone calls come from someone who pretends to be from the Citizens Advice Bureau and asks for personal information with the offer to help the victim pay their debts.
The real Citizens Advice and Rights Fife (CARF) is warning residents and households to be on their guard and report suspicious calls to the authorities.
June Menzies, money advice manager of CARF, said, “I want to state very clearly that the CARF is NOT telephoning people at random to ask for their financial information.
“If you receive such a call, do not give them any information, and report the call as soon as you can to our consumer helpline on 03454 040506 or to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040.”
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