CRIME & JUSTICEACTIVE
2 hours ago
The new phone scam sweeping Midlands towns that's alarmingly real
What's happening
SignalsMonitor is following this as a crime & justice story. Birmingham Mail is the outlet attached so far. The first report grouped here was at 10 Nov 2026, 18:01 UTC. The headline in use is “The new phone scam sweeping Midlands towns that's alarmingly real”. This note is SignalsMonitor's own briefing, not the publisher's article.
What we know
Scammers posing as police officers have tried telling residents they've been in accidents
Birmingham MailRead at Birmingham Mail
Story timeline
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- First reported by Birmingham Mail
The new phone scam sweeping Midlands towns that's alarmingly real
Reported by 1 outlet
- Birmingham Mail