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2 hours ago
Brummies given 0121 warning over fake West Midlands Police calls
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a security story. Birmingham Mail is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 27 Oct 2026, 16:18 UTC. The headline in use is “Brummies given 0121 warning over fake West Midlands Police calls”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Fraudsters posing as detectives are cloning West Midlands Police's official switchboard number in a sophisticated bid to trick residents
Birmingham MailRead at Birmingham Mail
Story timeline
Reports grouped into this story, earliest first. Exact repeats from the same outlet are collapsed.
- First reported by Birmingham Mail
Brummies given 0121 warning over fake West Midlands Police calls
Reported by 1 outlet
- Birmingham Mail