A RESIDENT has lost thousands of pounds after falling victim to a scam.

The resident in Cyffylliog, Ruthin, was scammed out of £4,800 after receiving a call from someone claiming to be fraud investigators for HSBC.

North Wales Police Community Safety Central took to Twitter on October 6 to say: "They have convinced the resident to give bank details claiming they needed to move money to a different account."

North Wales Police have advice on their website to help people reduce their risk of becoming a victim of fraud.

Steps include:

Never sending or giving money to anyone you don’t know or trust.

Being suspicious of ‘too good to be true’ offers and deals

Getting independent/legal advice if an offer involves money, time or commitment

Checking websites, that may not appear genuine, at scamadviser.com

Click here for further guidance.