Claude the fraud puppet glams up to stop romance fraud

The bright pink mascot of our fraud-fighting campaign has popped up to steal your hearts - not your money.
Claude, our yellow-haired and goofy sock puppet, makes his latest appearance in the middle of a hair and beauty salon to warn people against romance fraudsters.
In the latest #SockItToTheScammers short film, he interrupts two women who are chatting about a hunky army sergeant one of them has been messaging online.
The dashing deceiver has nearly tricked her into sending him £3,000 to unlock his pension, so he can finally leave the armed forces, jet over to Derbyshire and sweep her off her feet.
Luckily, Claude bursts in to deliver his words of advice and three simple tips: Stop! Think! Tell!
Find out more on our website: www.derbyshire.police.uk/sockittothescammers