In response to the rise in the number of building fraud claims across the South West, a week-long campaign aims to raise awareness among homeowners. Starting on Monday, 25 April 2022, the joint initiative between Trading Standards South West (TSSW) and the 11 South West local authority Trading Standards services… Read More
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Students most at risk at becoming victims of crimes
Students face the risk of becoming victims of a wide variety of crimes at university. Research from a Neighbourhood Watch survey to 172 students (December 2020) indicates the top three crime types students are most concerned about are: 53% said serious violence (including, but not limited to, knife crime, murder, serious assault)52%… Read More
Beware of COVID Pass FRAUD
Criminals are using the NHS COVID Pass as a way to target the public by convincing them to hand over money, financial details and personal information. They are sending imitation text messages, emails and making phone calls pretending to be from the NHS, and offering fake vaccine certificates for sale… Read More
‘STOP,THINK,CALL!’ message based scams
WhatsApp Launches ‘STOP. THINK. CALL.’ Campaign to Stamp Out Message-Based Scams Colleagues may wish to be aware that WhatsApp recently launched STOP. THINK. CALL., in partnership with the National Trading Standards’ Friends Against Scams campaign. The campaign aims to help educate the British public on how to protect themselves and… Read More
Prior Park College scam money launderer made to pay back £213k
A convicted money launderer who was involved in the Prior Park College scam of foreign nationals has been ordered to pay £213,000 as a result of a prosecution by Bath & North East Somerset Council’s Trading Standards team. Sanketkumar Patel (38) of Eden Hall Close, Leicester was ordered to pay… Read More
Man sentenced for importing puppies illegally
A man who illegally imported cropped and docked Doberman puppies into the UK has been sentenced to 2 years and 4 months in prison for risking the rabies free status of the country. On Monday 17 May, at Bournemouth Crown Court, Peter Graham HARMAN (aged 39) formally of Portland Road,… Read More