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# Warning after phone scam sees criminals take £26,000 from victims in Staffordshire
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/warning-after-phone-scam-sees-criminals-take-26000-from-victims-in-staffordshire/
- Published: 2021-04-12T06:19:28.000Z
- Updated: 2021-04-12T06:19:35.000Z
- Description: Police are warning people to be vigilant after a phone scam in Staffordshire saw two people scammed out of a total of £26,000.
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: Crime, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 18:14, News

![Woman on the phone](https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/woman-3188744_1920.jpg)

Police are warning people to be vigilant after a phone scam in Staffordshire saw two people scammed out of a total of £26,000.

The victims – who are not known to each other – were each called at about 5pm on Saturday (10th April) by someone purporting to be from the Santander bank. 

A Staffordshire Police spokesperson said:

> “The caller stated that the individuals’ account had been compromised and advised them to send funds through an alleged secure system for safe-keeping.   
>  
> “However, the call is a scam and once money is sent, it cannot be retrieved.   
>  
> “People concerned about a telephone call they receive should immediately hang up and contact their bank directly in their usual way.”  
>  
> Staffordshire Police spokesperson

Anyone affected by fraud can contact police on 101 or 999 in an emergency.