@WAR - Posts from Warwickshire County Council for 16/08/15

Warwickshire Trading Standards alerts. Please feel free to cascade this information to whomever you feel appropriate (including using the information in your newsletters/websites etc.). 14/08/2015 Beware of stop unwanted phone call offers 14/08/2015 ‘Fakes’ hotline is now ‘Anonymous’ hotline 14/08/2015 Fraudsters using Crimestopper telephone number 13/08/2015 Come and meet our illegal tobacco sniffer dogs 14/08/2015 Beware of stop unwanted phone call offers By Simon Cripwell on Aug 14, 2015 10:42 am Warwickshire consumers are warned to beware of unexpected phone calls from fraudsters offering to stop unwanted phone calls! The callers ask for a payment of £2 a month and request bank details. Some of the Warwickshire residents who received these calls were already on the Telephone Preference Service Never reveal personal or financial information to unexpected callers, whoever they claim to be or represent. Read in browser » 14/08/2015 ‘Fakes’ hotline is now ‘Anonymous’ hotline By Simon Cripwell on Aug 14, 2015 10:08 am Trading Standards automated 'Fakes' hotline is now the 'Anonymous' hotline and its telephone number has changed from an 0845 number to 0300 303 2636. You can phone to provide information about the sale of illegal goods, scams or supplying age restricted products. Otherwise, please use their on-line form  Read in browser » 14/08/2015 Fraudsters using Crimestopper telephone number By Simon Cripwell on Aug 14, 2015 09:10 am Crimestoppers discovered that a group of scammers are falsely using their 0800 555 111 number on telephone displays in a bid to make calls seem genuine. The scammers are calling people, saying they are “Crimestoppers at the Home Office” then asking for personal details. Crimestoppers are not calling people. Crimestoppers do not and cannot call people from 0800 555 111. Crimestoppers would never ask for personal details like this. Never give out your personal information. Read in browser » 13/08/2015 Come and meet our illegal tobacco sniffer dogs By Simon Cripwell on Aug 13, 2015 11:40 am Illegal tobacco sniffer dogs will be demonstrating their skills at locations across Warwickshire in the coming week (commencing Monday 17th August) with the support of Public Health Warwickshire and Warwickshire County Council Trading Standards. In the past few months, these sniffer dogs have assisted Trading Standards Officers to locate and seize thousands of illegal cigarettes being sold across Warwickshire. Come and meet the illegal tobacco sniffer dog team at the following locations: Monday 17th August 9 am to 3 pm Stratford Town Waterside Tuesday 18th August 9 am to 3 pm Warwick Market Square Wednesday 19th August 9 am to 3 pm Nuneaton Town Centre (Harefield Road) Thursday 20th August 9 am to 3 pm Rugby Town Centre (Clock Tower) Friday 21st August 9 am to 3 pm Leamington Town Hall (outside) Read in browser »    Recent Articles: 31/07/2015 Warwickshire Trading Standards is now on Facebook 28/07/2015 Holidaymakers – beware bogus holiday etickets and flight boarding pass emails 27/07/2015 Alarm sounds on rogue home security companies 27/07/2015 Ipad ransomware virus warning 27/07/2015 Bogus ‘grant’ phone calls

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