Warning following suspicious behaviour

We are urging people to be wary of individuals pretending to be utility workers demanding cash after reports of doorstep fraud in Lichfield.

We were called at around 8pm on Tuesday 3 March to a property off Curborough Road following reports of suspicious activity.

A resident reported being visited by two people, on two separate occasions, and each time they pretended to be from a water company to take money.

The victim handed over £80 on the first occasion and £400 on the second occasion.

The fraudsters visited between 10am and 10.15am on each occasion.

The suspects are described as two men, each wearing blue jackets, with one carrying an iPad and the other a clipboard.

Both wore lanyards and had letters with company logos on.

One of the men is described as being around 25 years old, 6ft tall, Asian, while the other man was black.

We are currently reviewing CCTV and doorbell footage of the area at the time and urge anyone who saw anything suspicious to get in touch.

Call us on 101 or use Live Chat on our website, quoting incident number 748 of 3 March.

To report anonymously, call Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

To report fraud, visit the Report Fraud website.

For more information on how to protect yourself from scammers, see: Report fraud, bribery or corruption | Staffordshire Police.