Phone scam warning issued after elderly Oxford man tricked

He received a call from a man claiming to be from his bank's fraud department who said he was investigating staff at the local branch who might be stealing from accounts.

The victim was asked to transfer money into a ‘dummy account’ to keep the money safe. It was only when he went to the bank to withdraw large amounts of money that staff became suspicious and raised the alarm.

Report similar cases to Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040 or via actionfraud.police.uk