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'It didn't feel like a scam, but I lost £520'
When two men knocked on Christine's door saying her gutters needed cleaning and roof tiles needed replacing she agreed, and handed them £520. more
Wareham rogue traders conned elderly man for hundreds of pounds
An elderly man has been conned by a rogue trader into paying hundreds of pounds for work he had not requested. At around 10am on Monday, June 3 two men started trimming a hedge outside a house on Keysworth Drive in Sandford. more
Rogue tradesmen fined and jailed for defrauding elderly Eastleigh couple
4th June 2019
Rogue tradesmen whose victims included an elderly Eastleigh couple – one of whom was suffering with cancer – have received fines and jail sentences following action by Southampton Trading Standards Officers. more
Telephone Scams
Courier fraud alert - Phone calls from bogus police & fake bank officials
6th June 2019
Action Fraud has received reports of a type of courier fraud, victims receive a phone call from someone claiming to be either a police officer or banking official. more
Highland Council Trading Standards warns of new scam targeting bank customers
10th June 2019
A warning has been issued that cold call telephone criminals are now targeting individual bank customers to gain access to accounts before emptying their cash. more
Make sure you 'mullet over' before you fall victim to phishing emails on National Fish and Chip Day
6th June 2019
The national Cyber Protect Network, led by the City of London Police and in partnership with Action Fraud, is warning people to lookout for phishing messages on National Fish and Chip Day. more
Romance fraud: Woman sent criminal £40k despite suspicions
17th June 2019
A woman who suspected her mother was being scammed online later sent the criminal £40,000, ending up heavily in debt. The mother-of-one from south east Wales was a victim of a romance scam, a crime which police say grew by nearly a third last year. more
Retired nurse has £10,000 swiped from bank account by criminals' simple scam
14th June 2019
A retired nurse had £10,000 swiped from his bank account by heartless criminals. Gerry Anderson, 64, was on holiday in Scotland when he received a worrying message from his banking firm. The text thanked him for signing up to internet banking - something which Gerry had never requested. more
