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NE Lincs achieves POCA ruling
Posted: 12 March 2024
UPDATES: North East Lincolnshire Trading Standards has secured a Proceeds of Crime ruling following trademark offences involving counterfeit goods, ensuring offenders face financial consequences beyond their criminal convictions.
Birmingham TS finds illicit goods
Posted: 07 March 2024
UPDATES: Joint operations between Birmingham Trading Standards and police uncovered illicit goods at business premises in Alum Rock, continuing efforts to disrupt the supply of illegal products across the city.
£300,000 of illegal products seized
Posted: 07 March 2024
UPDATES: Hampshire Trading Standards has seized around £300,000 worth of illegal products as part of an intensified crackdown on rogue traders supplying unsafe and age-restricted goods.
Counterfeit tobacco seller sentenced
Posted: 04 March 2024
UPDATES: A long-running Caerphilly Trading Standards investigation into counterfeit tobacco sales has resulted in a prison sentence, exposing the sophisticated methods used to conceal an illegal operation.
Shopkeeper guilty of underage vape sale
Posted: 04 March 2024
UPDATES: A Wakefield retailer and its director have been convicted after a 14-year-old volunteer was sold an oversized disposable vape without any age check, highlighting continuing enforcement against underage and illegal vape sales.
Hampshire roofing fraudster jailed
Posted: 28 February 2024
UPDATES: A Hampshire rogue roofer who defrauded 29 homeowners of more than £640,000 through false claims, phantom materials and empty refund promises has been jailed and banned from operating similar businesses for a decade.
Prison for prolific rogue trader
Posted: 27 February 2024
UPDATES: A prolific rogue trader who targeted elderly homeowners with unnecessary and unfinished repair work has been jailed after a Trading Standards investigation exposed a sustained pattern of deception worth more than £35,000.
Shopkeeper fined for illegal tobacco
Posted: 26 February 2024
UPDATES: Public complaints led Trading Standards to uncover thousands of counterfeit cigarettes, illicit tobacco products and illegal vapes at a Staffordshire shop, resulting in a community order, unpaid work and substantial costs.
Scams after-care: a problem shared
Posted: 19 February 2024
ANALYSIS: Fraud does not end when the money is lost. Examining the lasting impact on victims - particularly older people - this feature explores why effective after-care, partnership working and long-term support are essential to tackling scams.
Lincolnshire rogue trader jailed
Posted: 23 January 2024
UPDATES: A Lincolnshire rogue trader who exploited elderly and vulnerable homeowners with unnecessary roofing work has been jailed following a successful Trading Standards investigation.
Bogus uni website taken down
Posted: 18 January 2024
UPDATES: Enforcement action has shut down a bogus university website that impersonated a genuine institution and targeted prospective students with fraudulent courses costing thousands of pounds.
West Yorks TS find hidden stash
Posted: 16 January 2024
UPDATES: Trading Standards and police uncovered concealed illegal tobacco, cigarettes and vapes hidden behind an electronically controlled hatch in a Huddersfield shop, continuing a wider crackdown on organised criminal networks using sophisticated hiding places.
Wigan TS seizes illicit products
Posted: 08 January 2024
UPDATES: Wigan Trading Standards has removed more than £200,000 worth of illicit tobacco and vaping products from sale, with major seizures, shop enforcement and joint operations targeting persistent offenders across the borough.
Illicit tobacco haul in Tower Hamlets
Posted: 03 January 2024
UPDATES: Tower Hamlets Trading Standards uncovered a significant cache of illicit tobacco and oversized vapes hidden in secret compartments during pre-Christmas raids. The seizure forms part of wider efforts to disrupt organised criminal supply networks.
Staffs TS nabs illegal cigarettes & vapes
Posted: 03 January 2024
UPDATES: Staffordshire Trading Standards has intensified its crackdown on illegal tobacco and oversized vapes through national enforcement operations, with fresh seizures adding to a growing haul of illicit products removed from local businesses.
Loft insulation scammers jailed
Posted: 13 December 2023
UPDATES: Herefordshire Trading Standards secured jail sentences for two men behind a spray foam loft insulation scam that targeted elderly homeowners through illegal cold calls, leaving victims facing inflated bills, restricted cancellation rights and homes that became difficult to sell.
Anti-scam toolkit for students launches
Posted: 21 November 2023
UPDATES: A new Student Scams Toolkit aims to help young people recognise the frauds most likely to target them, offering practical guidance on everything from rental and employment scams to online shopping and romance fraud before losses occur.
H&F TS tackles football rip-offs
Posted: 16 November 2023
UPDATES: Persistent action against illegal football merchandise sellers has resulted in another successful prosecution, as Hammersmith and Fulham Trading Standards continues its campaign to protect supporters and legitimate traders on matchdays around Stamford Bridge.
No place to hide for illicit tobacco
Posted: 16 November 2023
UPDATES: Derby Trading Standards is uncovering increasingly sophisticated hiding places for illicit tobacco and illegal vapes, with Operation CeCe raids exposing concealed stock worth thousands of pounds despite elaborate hydraulic compartments designed to evade detection.
Brighton & Hove rogue warning
Posted: 14 November 2023
UPDATES: Brighton and Hove Trading Standards is urging residents to stay alert after a sharp increase in complaints about rogue builders, highlighting the devastating financial losses, poor workmanship and doorstep tactics that continue to target householders.
