Police are urging vigilance after reports of suspected phone scam in the Carlisle area.

Cumbria Police received several reports this week of an automated telephone message claiming to be a call from BT.

The message tells the recipient that their phone service will be terminated unless they follow further instructions.

A Cumbria Police spokesman said that it is the understanding of the force that this is a scam, and anyone receiving a message of this nature should hang up immediately.