Police are urging vigilance after reports of suspected phone scam.
Cumbria Police received several reports this week of an automated telephone message claiming to be a call from BT.
The message tells the recipient that their phone service will be terminated unless they follow further instructions.
A Cumbria Police spokesman said that it is the understanding of the force that this is a scam, and anyone receiving a message of this nature should hang up immediately.
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