Local police are warning that several Ross-on-Wye residents have recently received scam telephone calls, and advise other people to be aware.

The victims have received telephone calls, whereby an automated message claiming that the caller is HM Revenue & Customs, and they are being fined. They are the instructed to press option 1. In the hundreds of cases reported to Action Fraud in the past month, the fraudsters all ask for payment in iTunes gift card voucher codes

01613 751755 was the number displayed for the last call received.

If you should receive such calls, please do not respond or give any personal details and clear the line immediately. For more information and to report these types of incidents please report to Action Fraud. Visit: www.actionfraud.police.uk or call 101 f you have been a victim of fraud.