The Neighbourhood and Home Watch Network (NHWN) has linked up with FFA UK to warn of the rising danger of phone scams. It is dispatching 173,000 volunteers to advise householders on how to avoid falling victim.
The volunteers will be asking their neighbours to share the warnings with three of their friends so that by the end of the campaign more than 2 million people can be reached.
This is the first time the NHWN has launched a campaign on phone scams, reflecting the changing tactics of criminals who now prefer to minimise the risk of arrest by never coming into direct contact with their victims.