After asking the victim questions about their finances, the fraudster convinced them to help with an alleged fraud investigation and withdraw £7,500 from a bank.
They were told not to say they had been contacted by the police and instead that the money was for home improvements.
The victim was told to go to a post office and exchange the money for euros. When this was declined by staff at the post office, the offender told the victim to meet them and hand over the money.
Ten incidents of courier fraud were reported in Greater Manchester between February 10 and April 5.
Courier fraud is when someone makes contact by phone pretending to be a police officer or bank worker.
They may give another number to call or ask them to call the number on the back of their bank card, to convince them they are genuine.
However, they will keep the line open at their end, so when the victim makes the call, they are unknowingly connected back to the scammer or an associate.
The fraudster will try to convince them to withdraw money or buy an expensive item and give it to them.
There have also been cases in Greater Manchester of people convincing victims they need to help them investigate a business operating fraudulently by making a purchase and handing it over to the fraudster…
