Pensioner arrested over PPI scam released on bail

A 70-year-old woman who was arrested on suspicion of fraud and money offences has been released on bail pending further police enquiries.
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The pensioner was detained in west Belfast. Her arrest came after a bank in Coleraine alerted police to a suspicious withdrawal from a 74-year-old man’s account.

The man had fallen victim to a PPI scam and had posted thousands of pounds in cash to addresses in London and Belfast. On Monday, he posted cash to an address in Belfast.

That prompted Thursday’s search-and-arrest operation in the west of the city.