Police have issued a warning to the public over fraudsters using a 'police station' number to target victims and ask for money.
According to Greater Manchester Police, fraudsters have recently been making 'bogus calls' to people claiming to be from a local police station.
They are able to use a genuine GMP number using 'spoofing' - meaning the caller ID appears to be real.
The fraudsters are then asking victims to transfer money to them.
The force has now issued a warning over this new scam.
A post on the GMP Facebook page read: "Fraudsters are making bogus calls to victims, claiming to be phoning from a GMP police station, and demanding that the victim transfers money into a bank account.
"The fraudsters are able to use a genuine GMP police station telephone number – a scam called 'spoofing'.
"Remember – never give out your personal details or bank information to anyone you do not know or trust.
"If you suspect a scam contact Action Fraud at https://crowd.in/AgRfRe."
