Police in Midlothian are warning residents of a particular type of phone scam after an elderly couple were conned out of a four-figure sum on Thursday 19th January.
The caller masqueraded as being from a benevolent fund and persuaded a Loanhead couple in their 70’s to buy iTunes vouchers.
They then phoned back to obtain the voucher codes which allows them to access the money on the voucher.
Officers are now investigating and warning people to be on their guard for unsolicited phone calls of this nature.
Information about protecting yourself against bogus callers and telephone scams can be found here
John graduated from Telford College in 2010 with an HNC in Practical Journalism and since then he worked for the North Edinburgh News, The Southern Reporter, the Irish News Review and The Edinburgh Reporter. In addition he has been published in the Edinburgh Evening News and the Hibernian FC Programme.
