West Midlands crime commissioner warns of phone number being used in scam
The office of the West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner has issued a warning to the public after a phone number claiming to be from there was falsely used.
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They say the number – 0121 626 6060 – is being used as part of criminal fraudulent activity.
They tweeted the messaged this morning saying it could be a scam call.
The tweet said: "If you have received a telephone call which appears to be from this number, or from a person claiming to be from the office of the Police and Crime Commissioner, do not give them any personal information as this could be a scam call.
"This is a fraud, and you should report it immediately to Action Fraud on their website: actionfraud.police.uk/reportscam
"We are working with police to try and stop this fraudulent use of our telephone number."
