The Home Affairs Department today alerted members of the public to beware of attempted impersonations of District Services & Community Care Teams for fraudulent purposes.

In a press release, the department said that it was recently informed by a sub-district care team that some residents had reported receiving unidentified calls from people who claimed to be a care team member and sought to obtain personal information such as their bank account numbers.

In addition to reminding citizens that care teams will never ask for their bank account numbers, the department stressed that members and volunteers of care teams wear care team uniforms and display member or volunteer certificates of identity when providing caring services.

Information on care team members and their operating organisations are also available on a dedicated webpage.

Members of the public are advised to remain vigilant when they receive unidentified calls or messages. When in doubt, they can call 182 111 to verify the identity of care team members and volunteers.

They may also call the Anti-Scam Helpline at 18222.