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Police have issued a warning after two elderly people were targeted by bank card scammers. They were both told their bank accounts had been compromised. In one case a victim received a text about a potential fraud, being told they wanted to visit her to collect her bank card. During the other, an elderly man was told his bank card had been cloned, which they wanted to seize and he was made to "swear an oath over the phone". Detailing what happened, a North Wales Police Cyber Crime statement said: "We have had two reports this week of elderly people being contacted and told that their bank accounts have been compromised. "One victim received a text message asking if she'd made a transaction for over £600, if no, please call to report a fraud. When she did, they wanted to visit her address to collect her bank card. "Another victim was contacted by people claiming to be the police and that somebody had been arrested in London in possession of cloned copies of his bank card. "They wanted to visit to seize his bank card as evidence. They also said that an internal fraud was being committed in his local branch and that he would need to withdraw money for examination. They even went as far as making the victim swear an oath over the phone. "Police in the UK will never ask you to withdraw money to be used as evidence, if someone does, it will be a scam. "If somebody calls you telling you that your account has been compromised, never give out details and just hang up. Wait a few minutes to make sure the line has cleared and call 159 - the safe banking phone number to speak directly to your bank." The Cyber Crime Team also said it has been known for scammers to play an audio clip of a dial tone to make people think the line is cleared when it hasn't. Sign up for the North Wales Live newsletter sent twice daily to your inbox Find crime figures for your area
