Detectives in Bolton want to remind the public about a series of ongoing incidents that have come to police attention in recent months involving a man posing as a police officer and encouraging victims to go to their bank and withdraw large sums of money

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Five incidents were initially reported to Greater Manchester Police between Monday 4 and Thursday 14 April, all of which appear to be linked, with a further five occurring recently between Friday 27 May and Wednesday 15 June.

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So far, the offender has called the victims from an unknown number, claiming to be ‘PC/DC Matthew Philips’ of Greater Manchester Police, with a collar number of ‘5772.

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