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WhatsApp and NTS target scams
Posted: 29 July 2024
UPDATES: National Trading Standards and WhatsApp have renewed their partnership to tackle digital fraud, expanding the 'Stop. Think. Call.' campaign with social media creators and practical advice to help consumers recognise impersonation scams and resist emotional manipulation.
£20,000 of illegal goods seized
Posted: 25 July 2024
UPDATES: Joint raids in Rugeley uncovered more than £20,000 worth of illegal vapes, tobacco, cigarettes and food. Staffordshire Trading Standards says intelligence from the public remains vital as officers target organised crime and products aimed at children.
Staffordshire TS: rogue traders guilty
Posted: 24 July 2024
UPDATES: A five-year Trading Standards investigation ended with prison sentences for rogue traders who defrauded vulnerable homeowners of substantial sums through unfinished home improvement work, exposing how customer deposits were diverted to fund a lavish lifestyle.
Criminal 'predator' gang jailed
Posted: 16 July 2024
UPDATES: A long-running North Yorkshire Trading Standards investigation has brought down a gang of rogue builders who defrauded elderly homeowners of more than £1.2m, exposing the devastating scale of organised doorstep crime.
Oxfordshire TS jails rogue traders
Posted: 10 July 2024
UPDATES: Two rogue traders who exploited an elderly Oxfordshire resident out of more than £477,000 have been jailed after a major Trading Standards investigation uncovered years of fraudulent home improvement work.
Newham TS seizes illicit tobacco
Posted: 03 July 2024
UPDATES: Intelligence-led operations across Newham uncovered significant quantities of illicit tobacco, oversized vapes and other illegal products, highlighting the continuing value of partnership working in disrupting organised illicit trade.
Bolton TS shutters illicit shop
Posted: 01 July 2024
UPDATES: Following a year-long investigation and seven raids, Bolton Trading Standards secured a rare Closure Order against a shop repeatedly selling illicit tobacco. Hidden compartments, counterfeit goods and sustained enforcement underline the scale of the operation and the message to offenders.
Huge tobacco seizure in Derbyshire
Posted: 24 June 2024
UPDATES: Derbyshire Trading Standards has seized illicit cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco and vapes worth more than £255,000, with officers uncovering major hauls in South Derbyshire and Chesterfield as part of continuing work to disrupt the illegal tobacco trade.
Rogue trader brought to justice
Posted: 24 June 2024
UPDATES: Reading Trading Standards has secured a 32-month prison sentence for rogue trader Michael Gorman, who exploited a 90-year-old man through inflated landscaping charges and left the victim facing a £42,000 bill for a small artificial grass installation.
'Cash for crash' scams targeted
Posted: 13 June 2024
UPDATES: City of London Trading Standards and police have targeted ‘cash for crash’ fraud by visiting garages to identify mopeds used in staged collisions, warning that the scams endanger road users while driving up costs for honest motorists.
The high price of illicit tobacco
Posted: 06 June 2024
ANALYSIS: Hidden tobacco caches across Newham illustrate the scale and sophistication of the illicit tobacco trade, examining its links to organised crime, community harm and the enforcement challenges facing trading standards.
'Scam Van' offers advice to residents
Posted: 22 May 2024
UPDATES: Scottish Borders Trading Standards' Scam Van is taking fraud prevention advice directly into communities, helping residents recognise common scams and access practical support.
Father-and-son rogues fined
Posted: 14 May 2024
UPDATES: A father-and-son rogue trading operation has been convicted after attempting to defraud a homeowner through unnecessary roofing work, ending in substantial penalties for fraudulent practices.
Closure order for illicit cigarette shop
Posted: 24 April 2024
UPDATES: A three-month closure order has been imposed on a shop in Stockton-on-Tees that was found to be selling illegal cigarettes, following action.
Taylor Swift ticket scam warning
Posted: 17 April 2024
UPDATES: Lloyds Bank has issued an urgent warning to fans of singer Taylor Swift amid concerns over a wave of concert ticket scams flooding social me.
Huge tobacco seizure in Devon
Posted: 09 April 2024
UPDATES: More than 18,000 suspected illegal tobacco products and 2,000 illegal vapes have been seized by Officers from Heart of the South West Tradin.
Illicit tobacco seized from street seller
Posted: 08 April 2024
UPDATES: A street seller caught supplying illicit tobacco outside a supermarket has been prosecuted after Trading Standards linked him to illegal products that undercut legitimate retailers and posed risks to consumers.
'Despicable' funeral scam warning
Posted: 02 April 2024
UPDATES: Fraudsters are exploiting grieving families with fake funeral attendance charges and bogus donation requests, prompting CTSI to warn that funerals should never require payment to attend in person or online.
Rogue trader given banning order
Posted: 26 March 2024
UPDATES: A rogue trader who left homeowners with unfinished building work and heavy financial losses has received a banning order alongside criminal penalties, preventing him from managing companies in the future.
Ticket touts guilty in landmark NTS case
Posted: 13 March 2024
UPDATES: A landmark National Trading Standards prosecution has seen ticket touts convicted after using a company to acquire and resell hundreds of high-profile concert tickets, reinforcing action against industrial-scale ticket fraud.
