Police in Ramsey are warning people to be wary of cold callers asking them to buy shares.
It’s after an elderly woman was nearly conned out of a large sum of money in the town.
The suspected fraudsters might have got away with it, if a courier who was sent to pick up her cheque hadn't noticed something suspicious.
He contacted police and the transaction was stopped.
Constable Eric Sloane from the Northern Neighbourhood Policing Team has this message (audio file attached):
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