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Scammers impersonate South Wales Police cyber unit in data breach phone scam

Fraudsters are calling residents while posing as South Wales Police cyber crime officers and falsely claiming the victims were involved in a data breach.

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Scammers are impersonating officers from the South Wales Police cyber crime unit in an effort to extract personal information from members of the public, Swansea Bay News reported on November 8, 2026. Fraudsters are contacting targets by telephone, telling individuals that their names have appeared in a data breach. [1]

Once the callers tell targets that their names were discovered in a breach, the scammers begin asking for personal details, according to Swansea Bay News. The police force confirmed that the callers are not genuine police personnel and advised people not to hand over any personal details. [1]

As FTMQ Security reported earlier in October 2026, data breaches in Wales have previously exposed sensitive personal details. The Information Commissioner's Office censured two Welsh organizations after hackers exploited weak credentials to compromise the personal information of 3,300 people. [6]

South Wales Police urged anyone who receives a suspicious call to hang up immediately, Swansea Bay News reported. The force advised members of the public to contact official police channels on 101 to report suspicious activity. [1]

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In short

  • Scammers are posing as officers from the South Wales Police cyber crime unit.
  • Callers tell targets that their personal names were found in a data breach to solicit personal information.
  • South Wales Police instructed members of the public to end suspicious calls and dial 101.

Sources

Every paragraph above points to the numbered items it rests on. Read the originals here.

  1. [1]SCAM WARNING: Fake South Wales Police caller says your name is in a data breachSwansea Bay News, 1d ago (the report this story comes from)
  2. [2]Fake ₹8,000 Diwali Gift in PM Modi’s Name: Cyber Police Warn of Online ScamThe 420.in, 1d ago
  3. [3]Navi Mumbai Crime: Vashi Labour Leader Loses ₹20.50 Lakh In Digital Arrest Scam; Fraudsters Use Fake SupremeFree Press Journal, 2d ago

Background

  1. [4]Roger Rogerson on Wikipedia
  2. [5]Steven Bartlett (businessman) on Wikipedia
  3. [6]Welsh organizations reprimanded by ICO after weak passwords lead to data breach FTMQ Security, 20d ago

Our newsroom writes these reports with the help of software, from the 6 sources listed and nothing else, and checks them against those sources. Facts can still be wrong or move on; the originals are the record. Spotted a mistake? Write to daniel@monsterkong.com.

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