SUNDERLAND ECHO AND BOGUS CALLERS ON WEARSIDE

That this House congratulates the Sunderland Echo newspaper on its campaign to expose bogus callers on Wearside; notes that information obtained by the newspaper under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 shows that 315 victims were targeted by bogus callers over two years; further notes that some of the bogus callers pretended to be police officers and charity workers; and welcomes the excellent work carried out by the Sunderland Echo to expose this fraud and warn Wearsiders of the danger of bogus callers.