Upper Côte-d’Or. A fake policeman goes to residents to defraud them

According to several testimonies from residents of Châtillon-sur-Seine, an individual posing as a gendarme contacted them by telephone, then came to their home.

“The scammer contacts the victims by telephone, then goes to their home explaining that their bank card has been hacked,” details the Côte-d’Or departmental gendarmerie group (GGD), in a message addressed to town halls. . “Then it tries to retrieve their coordinates. »

The police alert

The departmental gendarmerie group therefore gives some advice: “Whatever happens, never let a stranger enter your home; never communicate your bank details, identifiers and secret codes to a third person; never give your payment card to a stranger; report any suspicious behavior to the gendarmerie by immediately dialing 17. For information, the gendarmerie will never come to your home to collect your bank details or means of payment.