Fraudsters have been targeting people in Edinburgh posing as BT, the telecommunications company.
An Edinburgh resident shared the "scam alert" in a local Facebook page after she received an automated call from a person claiming to be from BT.
The caller said that her Internet was going to be disconnected as people were hacking into accounts in the area, asking that she dial 9 to resolve the issue.
After hanging up she called BT who confirmed the caller had been a scammer, the company say they will "never call to tell you your broadband has been hacked".
On their website, BT advise: "Fraudsters are known to make calls claiming to work for BT, when it's actually a scam.
"They may ask you for personal information, want access to your computer and in some cases, ask for your bank details. Don't be fooled, this is fraud."
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