People in Medway are being warned about scam phone calls from a mobile number claiming to represent Citizens Advice.

Calls from 07902 473954 have been made requesting details of debts.

Citizens Advice Medway has confirmed that this is a scam and that the mobile number does not represent Citizens Advice in any way.

Dan McDonald, chief executive of the Medway branch, urged residents to be cautious when dealing with unsolicited phone calls.

He said: “It seems that in this day and age we are all subject to random and unsolicited scam phone calls. Receiving calls of this nature can be dangerous for people who would, ordinarily, trust an organisation like Citizens Advice.

“It is so easy to be fooled by one of these scams allow information to fall into the wrong hands.

“We would never telephone you randomly requesting details of your debts or of any other personal matter and we do not make telephone calls from mobile numbers.

“I urge anybody who receives a phone call from the number 07902 473954 claiming to be Citizens Advice to not divulge any personal information and to report the call to us.”

The matter will be reported to Medway Council and trading standards.