Tax rebate cold caller warnings
Warwickshire residents are warned to be wary of unexpected phone calls from people claiming to be able to obtain a range of tax refunds for them, for example marriage tax [...]
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Consumers advised not to abbreviate date in 2020
As we enter 2020, consumers are advised to avoid abbreviating the date 2020 to 20 on legal documents and cheques etc. (for example 01/01/20). Using the number 20 instead of [...]
Trading Standards scam alerts: Bogus advertisers and scam HMRC phone calls
Bogus advertisers target small Warwickshire businesses Warwickshire businesses are warned to beware of scam advertisers. Bogus advertisers cold call their victims, offering [...]
Trading Standards scam alerts: bogus loans, false puppy adverts and spam ‘delivery’ texts
Warwickshire Trading Standards scam alerts Puppy scam Prospective puppy buyers are warned to beware of bogus sellers who falsely claim that the puppy they are selling is a [...]
#SafeInDecember Day 20: Spot The Warning Signs of Harmful Practices This Christmas
‘Harmful Practices’ is an all-encompassing term used by the United Nations to categorise forms of violence or ritual discrimination, primarily committed against [...]
Stop Loan Sharks Christmas Campaign
Warwickshire Trading Standards is supporting the England Illegal Money Lending Team’s Christmas Campaign, to combat unscrupulous loan sharks who are preying on people [...]
