Nayyer Iqbal Bhatti was asked by his female passenger to drive to a bank 15 miles (24km) away
A taxi driver's chance conversation with a passenger led to him realising she was about to become a fraud victim.
She said she had been told to do so by a man who had rung her who she believed was a fraud investigation officer.
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