An elderly man narrowly avoided being scammed out of £10,000 thanks to the help of a police officer and a slice of luck. The man had been contacted by a criminal claiming to be an officer from Derbyshire police.

The scammer told him that his bank card had been compromised and then sent a mobile phone to his address so they could contact him further. The next day, they told the man to go to the bank and withdraw £10,000 with the cover story of buying a car.