We are aware of this scam. The advice has to be, put the phone down and if possible report it back to the relevant authority. Most major banks and the Government now have departments dealing with fraudulent telephone calls. I can report that I was rung by my bank yesterday, and was informed that I should ring a number to get further information. As I was highly suspicious of this call, I rang my bank and was told that nobody had rang me. I was immediately put through to the "Scam Department" who took all the details and said that they would investigate further.

This week I received an email scam on my iPad from Coca Cola saying I'd won a million pounds. I used the Hilas information to send the email onto Action Fraud.