Return of fraudulent bank calls to law firms - 17 February 2017

A law firm based in Inverness has received calls from a ‘Brian Johnston’ claiming to be from the ‘Bankline Fraud team’. He called about a ‘£5,000 fraudulent transaction’ on the firm’s account. We understand that another firm in the area has received similar calls recently, which are not from the relevant bank. The attempted fraud may not be limited to the Inverness area, however.

Firms are encouraged to remind all staff of the potential for fraudulent calls purporting to be from banks.

Passwords/PINs should NOT be disclosed to anyone, even if they purport to be a member of the bank's staff.

Banks do not send emails asking for bank account information. Emails requesting password/PIN information should NOT be answered.

You can report an attempted fraud or scam to us.