Council warns of Council Tax scam
Wyre Forest District Council is warning council tax payers about
a telephone scam offering discounts.
The scam was highlighted to the authority by a concerned local
resident. She was telephoned by someone claiming to be from a
government department. The caller was offering a substantial
discount on her Council Tax dating back several years. No
such discounts are paid.
During the call the local resident was asked for private
information, which she did not supply.
Councillor Desmond, Cabinet Member for Resources said:
"We would like to warn our residents to be on their guard for
potential scams for Council Tax such as the incident earlier
today. It is highly likely that in this was an attempt
to secure private information including bank account details which
would have lead to a fraud.
I would like to praise the quick thinking of our resident in
spotting that this was a hoax and also alerting the Council to this
latest scam. If residents receive similar calls then please end the
call immediately without giving your details"
The Council is liaising with the Police in relation to this
incident and if anybody has any further information or have been
contacted themselves please phone the Revenues Section on 01562
732928.
Date of issue - 18th February 2011