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20/05/2016 Be aware door to door jet washing – Alcester 19/05/2016 New Tick Box scheme launched to tackle hidden illegal goods 17/05/2016 Bogus council callers

20/05/2016 Be aware door to door jet washing – Alcester By Simon Cripwell on May 20, 2016 02:32 pm Warwickshire Trading Standards are advising householders in the Alcester area to be aware of people operating door to door offering to jet wash driveways. Reports suggest they are charging hundred of pounds (more than the cost of buying some jet washers) and falsely claiming to 'seal' the driveway with a solution afterwards. One resident is also reported to have been left with a blocked drain. Warwickshire Trading Standards advises residents not to buy at the doorstep and if in doubt, keep their door closed. Trading Standards Officers will be visiting the area to advise local residents today (Friday 20th May). Read in browser » 19/05/2016 New Tick Box scheme launched to tackle hidden illegal goods By Simon Cripwell on May 19, 2016 12:08 pm Tick Box is a national scheme that aims to prevent self-storage facilities, or ‘lock-ups’ being used to hide illegal products such as illicit tobacco and alcohol and counterfeit goods. Read in browser » 17/05/2016 Bogus council callers By Simon Cripwell on May 17, 2016 12:03 pm Warwickshire residents are warned to beware of fraudulent phone calls from people falsely claiming to be working for Warwickshire County Council. The bogus callers ask residents if they have recently been involved in an accident. Some callers may even claim to be working in the entirely fictitious 'council accident department'. The real purpose of the scam phone calls is to find people who have had car accidents where they were not at fault. The callers then sell/pass these details on to 'no win no fee' law firms who will seek to represent the individual and claim damages from the other party, taking a 30%+ cut of any compensation gained! Read in browser »   Recent Articles: 13/05/2016 Scam HMRC threatening phone call warning Do you have information on a gang of rogue traders that targeted Nuneaton? 11/05/2016 Prison sentence and Civil Injunction for ‘unrepentant, disreputable and unscrupulous’ Nuneaton trader 11/05/2016 Leamington Spa stores sold alcohol and cigarettes to children 10/05/2016 Carbon credit recovery fraud warning06/05/2016 New ‘Danger Comes in Many Forms’ campaign launched 05/05/2016 Small business publisher warning 05/05/2016 Pets for sale online warning 04/05/2016 Quiz text warning 03/05/2016 ‘Lizard Squad’ warning to Warwickshire businesses29/04/2016 £10,000 Atherstone tobacco seizure 25/04/2016 Nuneaton restaurant’s lamb curry was 100% beef! 22/04/2016 Wine investment scam 21/04/2016 BBC ‘protect yourself from scams’ guide launched 21/06/2016 Football tickets warning 19/04/2016 Good citizen award scam 18/04/2016 Bogus High Street survey scam15/04/2016 Climbing harness warning 13/04/2016 Latest newsletter for business published22/03/2016 TPS update scam 22/03/2016 Failed on-line auction bid led to £1785 loss! 22/03/2016 Pocket Money Priced Illegal Cigarettes Seized in Support of National No Smoking Day 21/03/2016 National Trading standards scams alerts 21/03/2016 Atherstone MOT and Service Historystone MOT Tester Falsified Van