| Scam Warning Banks have been alerted to a scam that is directly targeting farmers via telephone. Farming businesses and smallholders are being warned to stay alert after a spate of scams across the industry. The caller pretends to be from their bank or the police, advising of suspicious activity on their account. You will be encouraged to call the bank back 'so you know the call is genuine' - but the fraudsters don't disconnect their call, so they remain on the line. They will then ask you to transfer money to a 'safe account'. The banks or police will never ask you for you password, pin, card details or security information. If you receive such a call. Please hang up, and contact your bank using a different phone line if possible, or wait for a while before calling your bank and ensure you have a dialling tone before dialling to ensure you are actually talking to your bank | 
