Police fraud team issues warning over Good Citizen Award scam

Police have issued a warning about a phone scam where individuals are duped into thinking they have won thousands of pounds for being a '˜Good Citizen'.

Action Fraud, the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and internet crime, has been receiving reports of the advanced fee fraud whereby suspects phone a member of the public and claim to be calling on behalf of the UK (or British) Government Grant Department.

The fraud team said the scammers go on to state that the individual has won a Good Citizen Award – of typically £8,000 – and that the grant can be released for a fee (of around £210).