Online shopping scams cost shoppers £15.4 million over the Christmas period last year.

Message Sent By: Lancashire News (Police, Lancashire Constabulary, Headquarters)

Today, I launch the Your Voice Matters survey asking women and girls about their thoughts on personal safety.

You can take part in the survey here.

It is timely to remind neighbourhoods how to respond to suspicious activity, particularly in the rural areas.

Whilst lots of us are looking forward to the Covid restrictions being relaxed next week, this will invariably mean a really busy period for the Operators in our Control Room, who will take an increased number of calls, possibly numbered in thousands, until things settle down again.

On Thursday, June 17th, a man, 19, was arrested on suspicion of fraud and money laundering following a warrant we executed at an address on Muncaster Road, Preston after we received some information linked to a mobile phone contract fraud. The man remains in custody at this time.

Even though we haven’t had any cases in Lancashire, we wanted to remind you how this kind of scam works and how to avoid becoming a victim, as there have been various reports around the country. Please share this information with people you know.