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Warning after 71-year-old woman scammed by bogus police officers

Police in Lothian and Borders are warning the public to be on their guard after becoming aware of a banking scam. One woman aged 71, from the Scottish Borders area had a four-figure sum of cash taken after being contacted by someone claiming to be a police officer on Monday, 26 January, 2026. They were […] The post Warning after 71-year-old woman scammed by bogus police officers appeared first on The Edinburgh Reporter.
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theedinburghreporter.co.uk broke the news in on Thursday, January 29, 2026.
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