ITV Good Morning Britain star issues warning following 'disturbing' scam call

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Good Morning Britain's Ranvir Singh has opened up about a chilling encounter with a phone scammer who claimed to have her personal details.The telly presenter, who previously competed on Strictly Come Dancing with Giovanni Pernice, initially shared the incident on social media before discussing it further on today's GMB with co-hosts Kate Garraway and Rob Rinder.Ranvir, 43, confessed to her colleagues that she nearly fell for a financial scam after receiving a call from an individual purporting to be from her bank.After Kate admitted: "You know I like to stalk you on Instagram, if I can't in real life, and it's usually hilarious, but actually, really disturbing thing you posted", Ranvir proceeded to delve into the unsettling experience. "I got a phone call from a very nice polite man, saying, 'Hi this is from your bank', and he named the bank", she explained.

The caller then queried her about potential fraudulent activity on her account, including a transaction from UberEats, reports OK!"I said, 'oh no I haven't', and he said, 'Ok fine, do you have your card with you and are these the last four digits?

and he named them correctly." Join the Daily Record's WhatsApp community here and get the latest news sent straight to your messages. Ranvir admitted that she felt a sense of alarm during the call, recounting to Kate, "something in my mind just went, 'I'm meant to not be talking to this guy" When she expressed her desire to contact the bank herself, the scammer insisted he could handle it as he had all her personal details."I got cold then," Ranvir confessed.

After ending the call, the ex-ITV News anchor contacted her bank and was promptly informed, "it's a scam."Last year, Ranvir, who had a close call with a TV