Once you take one out another takes its place.

One of the most recent scams involves a call from a person stating that they are from Telstra.

Picture this, the phone rings and you answer it.

The person on the other end strikes up a conversation with you.

The person seems confident and nice.

Eventually the person advises you that he could fix any problem that have on your computer. You give permission for the caller to have access to your computer remotely.

At this time you think that it all seems a bit dodgy and you voice your concerns.

The caller states that he is authorised to deposit funds into your bank account.

While the conversation is taking place the crook accesses your bank accounts and moves money about from one account to another to give the appearance that money has been placed into one of your accounts.  

You will then be asked to go out and purchase iTunes cards and forward the numbers of the cards to him.

Eventually the crook will get away with money from your account equivalent to the ITunes card purchases, which can amount to thousands of dollars.

Please don’t fall for these elaborate scams.

Do not give any person remote access to your computer.

Do not go out and buy iTunes scams for any unknown individuals.

Always check the bonafides of the callers.

You can always ask for the phone number of the person ringing you and then phone the organisation that the person purports to be from to get confirmation.

Don’t use any numbers that are given to you by the caller, look in the phone book or Google white pages to get the number.

The best way of thwarting phone scammers is a two part process.

The first part involves you hanging up the phone as soon as you realise that something is a bit odd.

The second part is walking away from the phone (landlines) or putting your phone in your pocket (mobile) and getting on with life.

Remember you can Dob in a Druggie any time you like by contacting Nowra Police or ringing Crime Stoppers.

And also do not drink and drive.

As always, in case of an emergency call 000. In non-emergencies call the Policelink on 131 444 or your local police station. To provide anonymous information call Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000. For domestic and family violence information, visit www.police.nsw.gov.au. For Shoalhaven Domestic Violence officers call 4421 9666 or 44219665  or email shoaldvlo@police.nsw.gov.au.

Don’t forget, cops are tops.