Officers from the City of London Police economic crime
department, helped by the Serious Fraud Office, on Wednesday
arrested four men on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud telephone
customers.
The men, two from the Cambridge area and two from the Hove area,
have been questioned and released on police bail.
The police also seized a large number of computer records and
files from residential and business premises in both areas.
Senior investigating officer Chief Inspector Colin Cowan advised
that the matter had been forwarded to the police by the premium
rate regulator ICSTIS, which has already dealt with a large number
of complaints about the company concerned.
"We endorse ICSTIS' advice and urge customers of the phone
companies to be wary of unexpected messages where, to claim their
prize, they have to make a call at premium rate," he said.
