A couple have been left penniless after TV licence scammers emptied their bank accounts in a 'particularly nasty' case of fraud.

Jerry Tack, 65, and his wife Carole, 61, had £4,000 stolen from two separate saving accounts, as well as £1,900 from his current account.

The couple, from Hampshire, desperately tried to resolve the situation with their building society Nationwide only to be told they couldn't do anything because Mr Tack had willingly given his details.

The 65-year-old is one of 5,000 people who have been tricked into handing money over on the premise of a TV licence renewal in the last three months, reports the

Jerry Tack, 65, and his wife Carole, 61 (pictured together), of Hampshire had £4,000 stolen from two separate saving accounts, as well as £1,900 from his current account