For several days, the Jura region has been the target of fake wine scams so no one contacts
randomly a victim, trying to target seniors, and during telephone communication,
she explains that she works for the police and that there is a problem with the bank cards.
While managing to convince the person of the problem, she tells him that a plainclothes police officer will come to his home.
in order to recover the bank card to restore the situation. Once this approach is successful, while maintaining the
telephone contact, a fake police officer introduces himself and legitimizes himself, seen photo presented on his cell phone and he
continues the scenario, to finally be given the code and the bank card, this under cover of his
function.
This scam is known and may differ in proximity, but always a man or woman goes to the
home and pretends to be a police officer. In other circumstances, it can legitimize itself as a ‘false bank.
So several scams of this type have been attempted and for some, they succeeded with money withdrawals
carried out.
So, the police are calling for vigilance. It is necessary to maintain critical thinking at all times, particularly when
in question, either that the police should not ask for the bank code or take credit cards
without a warrant to do so. And what’s more, a police officer must legitimize himself with a professional card on which he
there is his name and his photo. If in doubt, do not hesitate to contact the police, 032 420 65 65, to inform of the
situation and ensure that the person performs an official act. Any attempt or information of this type of crime
must be communicated without delay.
