Campaigns

Bogus callers

Calling the East of England

Bogus callers use many different ploys to gain access and then search for money or anything else of value that they can carry off.

Whilst this type of crime doesn't generally involve violence, it does cause deep distress and often permanent trauma amongst the elderly victims.

The main element of the campaign was a radio commercial that asked, "If you know a bogus caller, who do you tell?"

An important part of the campaign strategy was to run the commercial throughout our Eastern Region, covering Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Norfolk, Suffolk and Bedfordshire.

Crimestoppers' Deputy Director of Operations Isabel Cross explains why: "It was really important that we got this message across the region simultaneously as the perpetrators may not live where the crimes take place."

Along with calls about distraction burglary, calls concerning rogue trading are also currently being assessed.

Listen to the Bogus Caller radio campaign here!