THE police’s Neighbourhood Alert system is warning Teignbridge people of another scam.

A spokesperson for the service said: ‘We sent a previous warning of various scams taking place where a cold caller, email, or automated call claims to be from Amazon or Amazon Prime.

‘We would like to make you aware of another variation of scam of a person cold calling informing the resident that they have been signed up to Amazon Prime and when the resident says they don’t know what it is or don’t have it they are offered a refund.

‘A story line is then given of accidentally refunding too much to the resident of a much larger amount and for the resident to send the money back – this is a scam.

‘Please be wary of this and any automated call of this type and other variations.

These may include:

an automated call stating a number should be pressed for various reasons

or by someone in person asking for vouchers to be purchased in a shop and codes to be handed over

a request to download an app

emails with links attached (to phishing sites)

‘All of these are scams and instructions should not be followed, please hang up, don’t give out any personal information or click on any links.

‘Never give your bank details and never let someone have control of your computer remotely.

‘If you want to check a call is genuine – hang up and contact the company via a reliable source. ‘Please wait ten minutes before making another call or clear the line by phoning a friend/family member.’

If you have any concerns phone 101 or email [email protected]

If you have fallen victim to a scam, please report this to Action Fraud at https://www.actionfraud.police.uk/

Please report any suspicious emails you receive to the National Cyber Security Centre at [email protected]