It is a "nasty crime" which targets pensioners and can shatter lives. In the last year more than £28.7 million was lost nationally to courier fraud.
In Greater Manchester there were 21 cases between April 2023 and March this year with £90,673 being stolen. People in their 80s are most likely to be targeted by criminals carrying out courier fraud, with this age range accounting for 43 per cent of all victims, data from Action Fraud shows.
Victims are contacted by crooks purporting to be police officers, or bank officials and duped into handing over money, valuables or bank cards, which are collected from their home address, often by couriers.
The criminals use a variety of different tactics, often telling people that there is a problem with their account and they need their help to catch the criminals.
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