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Police in East Kilbride are warning locals to be extra vigilant after a vulnerable resident fell prey to a bogus caller pretending to be a police officer. ‌

A probe has been launched after a bogus phone call was made to an elderly woman on Monday, September 29. ‌

Police say a man called her landline number and falsely claimed he was a detective constable from Hamilton police office. ‌

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