POLICE are warning the public about a PPI scam which has targeted at least two residents in the county.

One victim was in Gloucester while the second man lives in Littledean.

The man said he received a call on Friday from a scammer, a man with an Asian accent, who posed as a member of staff from a bogus PPI payment company. The scammer claimed the victim was due a PPI refund of thousands of pounds. The scammer said the victim could claim this by paying the company £150 in iTunes vouchers before being told to give a further £150 worth.

The victim then became suspicious and called police.

Officers are warning the public of this scam and offering the following advice:

Be suspicious of an unexpected phone call offering you a big pay out for an unknown reason – if it’s too good to be true, it probably is.

Do not provide money or vouchers to any company you are not familiar with, even if they claim to pay you back.

If in doubt, take their details and tell them you’ll call them back. In the meantime, call police on 101 to seek advice.

Please make your family, friends and neighbours aware of this scam, especially the elderly and vulnerable.