Fake council letters have been sent around families warning them that they will be forced to home refugees if they fly the St George’s flag.
The hoax letter said that ‘patriotic’ households in Gloucestershire which display the flag will be forced to house refugees.
Police have confirmed they are now looking into whether a crime has been committed.
Gloucestershire Constabulary also warned residents not to call a number which was included on the letter.
It said that those displaying the England flag ‘would be proud to assist your country’.
The letter wrote that a fictional former British territory in the Middle East called Legin had been taken over by far right extremists.
It said that a muslim tribe known as ‘Pha Rage’ was being deported, in a jibe about the Reform UK Leader.
It said residents who agreed would receive a mug with a St George’s flag on from King Charles.
A fake letter warned residents who were flying a St George’s Flag that they would be forced to provide a home for refugees
Forest of Dean district councillor Alan Preest said the letters were ‘childish’ and ‘silly’.
The Reform UK Councillor said the letters are ‘wasting everybody’s time’.
He told BBC News: ‘It is the vulnerable people that I’m concerned about.’
A council spokesperson said: ‘We are aware of a letter that has been sent to residents in the Forest of Dean regarding the housing of refugees.
‘Currently, the letter seems to have been distributed to addresses in Lydney.
‘We want to reassure residents that this letter has not been written by Forest of Dean District Council and should be ignored.’
