Overview

• The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau recorded 1,797 courier fraud reports in the last financial year with average losses of just over £12,000 per victim.
• Thames Valley residents lost more than £2 million in 135 reports—the second highest total nationally—with an average loss of £16,000 per case.
• In Suffolk, 43 incidents led to £364,763 stolen and prompted a social media campaign featuring an animated video to warn elderly residents.
• Cheshire Constabulary logged 17 cases with £1.7 million stolen and secured a 33-month prison sentence for a fraudster who impersonated an officer.
• West Midlands Police are appealing for information in a £45,000 courier fraud investigation and urging the public to refuse PIN or card requests and report suspicious calls.