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Orkney Islands Trading Standards has won praise for some of its recent work
Posted 17 February 2023 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Enforcement Practice|Scotland
UPDATES: Orkney’s four-person Trading Standards team has been praised after recovering £110,000 for a scam victim, preventing further losses and helping residents secure refunds. The article highlights the value of a small, locally trusted service working across isolated island communities with limited resources.
Despite having a small team of just four full-time staff, Orkney Islands Council Trading Standards is demonstrating its value by preventing thousands of pounds of local residents’ money from being lost to scammers.
Recently the team was able to recover £110,000 for one victim who had been duped out of their life savings in an online stocks and shares fraud.
The team also recent...
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