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Carol Norton had Stolen £4,000 from her, even though The Criminals knew that her husband was Keith (in the picture) terminally ill

"I could not believe that I could lose £4,000 as simple as that. It was terrible".

Carol Norton talks about the moment she realized that she had Stolen thousands of pounds from her and her dying husband.

she had become a victim.

It's when scammers convince often older, sometimes vulnerable, victims to take cash from your bank account and hand it over to criminals as couriers or policemen.

Kent Police and the City of London Police is launching a nationwide awareness campaign about this kind of fraud.

It Comes after figures showed that £7m was Stolen by some 2,000 elderly in the past year.

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In Carol's case, she was convinced, she would have been called, the hang-up is told by real Police officers, and immediately Dial 999 .

The Thieves kept The Line open and in The Few seconds between the time she hung up and picked up The Phone to disconnect The Line .

The tricked, to thinking of Carol, she had spoken to an emergency operator, if in fact it was another member of The Gang .

she now had Carol addictive, so just a case of reeling them in.

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"I had a call from someone who said they were The Chief fraud officer at my local Police station," She Said .

"they said someone had tried to spend my credit card details for £600 in Birmingham and were worried that someone at my local bank was over, on the customer's details, so I would be willing to help you in an investigation?"

Carol felt a sense of national duty, people who you thought were The Police and agreed to.

The scammers instructed them, go to your local bank and withdraw £4,000 in cash.

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About 20 Minutes she returned to the home, Someone Else came.

"I saw someone walking The Path and I had to give him a password that would I arranged with someone I thought was a COP," She Said .

"He took The Money and when I saw him walking away, I saw him get in a taxi And Then I thought something was wrong, because the undercover would be a Police Officer with a taxi.

"So I ran next to My Daughter and told her what happened, and immediately said: 'you cheated'. "

The Police

Carol and her daughter told Police . A neighbor, the CCTV film, intended to be material, had The Police find a picture of the swindler and were able to apprehend him.

But in many cases, there is no lucky break.

Another victim, spoke to money Box that wants to be called, was focused on the six times of the same speed.

He was tricked by his visit to the bank Three Times , and the travel agencies on a further three. In particular, what he had £37,000 Stolen .

His bank, in contrast to Carol's, decided to refund The Money .

"I felt very stupid. I can [now] easy for you to find ways in which I realized long before I did not know that the transaction was not what it seemed," he said.

"of Course I was very upset, to put it mildly, to lose The Money .

"It is a extremely unpleasant type of crime, carried out by people who are very clever at what they do, who's taking advantage of vulnerable people. "

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Detective Sergeant Marc Cananur of Kent refined told The Police that The Criminals behind this type of crime are ruthless and experts.

"It is simple in its methods as it is really full and difficult to catch for The Police , the people involved," he said.

"The exploitation of the weak, of A Generation that culminates familiar to The Police , in the criminal significant amounts of money. "

'Wait Five Minutes '

DS Cananur said, people need to be aware that The Police or your bank will never "Cold Call " to verify personal details.

"If you have doubts, terminate the call, and you are using an alternative line, call you a fraud to your local force on 101 or action," he said.

the people you should always wait Five Minutes before ringing again to ensure The Line is fully switched off.

scammers will often try to think rushing their victims, so that they do not have time to Police rates will never be rushed to do something.

you say people should trust to speak with someone, and never do not follow the instructions to speak to other people. Don't worry about being rude and Hanging Up , Police said.

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Source of news: bbc.com