Pensioner scammed by conmen posing as cops

Cold call scammers persuaded a pensioner to hand over nearly £8,000 of his life savings by posing as senior detectives investigating an HSBC fraud, a court heard. William Dickson, 73, was convinced criminal funds had been siphoned through his account after he was targeted by criminals posing as police officers and bank staff between 7 and 10 July. The retired journalist was warned he could face money laundering charges if he didn’t hand over large sums of money to a…