两名老年夫妇在涉及假警员,金条和手表的骗局中损失了35万英. Elderly couple loses £350,000 in scam involving fake Met Police officer, gold bullion, and watches.

一对年老夫妇在被一名冒充大都会警官的骗子欺骗后损失了35万英镑。 An elderly couple lost £350,000 after being deceived by a fraudster posing as a Metropolitan Police officer. 诈骗者声称逮捕了持夫妇银行卡的人,在一次卧底行动中需要他们的帮助。 The scammer claimed to have arrested someone with the couple's bank cards and needed their help in an undercover operation. 受害者被指示购买价值 100,000 英镑的手表，然后是金条。 The victims were instructed to purchase £100,000 worth of watches, followed by gold bullion. 欺诈者提供了核实其身份的方法,甚至与假装是银行的受害人通话,使犯罪进一步合法化。 The fraudster offered methods to verify their identity and even had calls with the victims pretending to be their bank to further legitimize the crime. Wiltshire警察的复杂欺诈小组警告说,这种欺诈极其复杂,警察或银行绝不会要求受害者取钱或购买物品寄给受害者。 Wiltshire Police's Complex Fraud Team warns that such frauds are extremely sophisticated and that the police or banks would never ask victims to withdraw money or purchase items to send them. 该小组建议受害人挂断电话,从不同的电话线打电话给警察或其银行,或者在打电话前等几分钟,以确保欺诈者不再在电话线上。 The team advises victims to hang up and call the police or their bank from a different phone line or wait for a few minutes before calling to ensure the fraudster is not still on the line.