Cumbria police have said the scams can differ in each call but the public should remain vigilant.

Scammers pretending to be officers, Cumbria police say

Cumbria Constabulary have issued advice to daters to stop them falling victim to scammers.

Don't become a victim of romance fraud this Valentine's Day, Cumbria police urge

PA Images stockshot of Police Scotland officers.

The public is urged to remain vigilant amid an ongoing fraudulent banking scam involving people impersonating police officers.

Between November 2020 and October 2021 Cumbria Police received 63 reports of romance fraud.

Models of police officers on a pile of coins and bank notes. PA Images stock photo

Cumbria Constabulary, banks, building societies and the Post Office are all included in this scheme.

A jury has heard how an elderly Cumbrian flood victim was scammed out of more than £64,000 by criminals posing as fraud investigators.


An 85-year-old man has been defrauded of several thousand pounds at his home in Kelso.

Mark Roland Postlethwaite applied to the council for £5,000 grant funding in the wake of the devastating December 2015 deluge. 