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Posted: 08 November 2023
UPDATES: A rogue builder who financed luxury spending by defrauding householders has been jailed following a Trading Standards investigation. The case highlights the scale of consumer harm caused by repeat offenders and the persistence needed to bring complex frauds before the courts.
Posted: 06 November 2023
UPDATES: An Oxfordshire couple have admitted selling illicit tobacco and cigarettes through Facebook after a Trading Standards investigation uncovered illegal products at their home. The prosecution underlines continuing efforts to disrupt organised illicit tobacco sales.
Posted: 01 November 2023
UPDATES: Essex Trading Standards has concluded its largest-ever fraud investigation, working with National Trading Standards and regional partners to secure guilty verdicts in a complex case involving extensive consumer fraud and years of investigative work.
Posted: 27 October 2023
UPDATES: Operation CeCe enforcement activity in Staffordshire uncovered thousands of illicit cigarettes, large quantities of illegal tobacco and hundreds of unlawful vapes, demonstrating the continuing focus on disrupting the illegal tobacco market.
Posted: 25 October 2023
UPDATES: National Trading Standards has launched a campaign to tackle the stigma surrounding scams, encouraging more victims to report offences and seek support while helping authorities build a clearer picture of fraud affecting consumers.
Posted: 24 October 2023
UPDATES: Severe weather has created new opportunities for rogue traders targeting vulnerable householders. Trading Standards is urging consumers to remain vigilant, check traders carefully and avoid high-pressure offers following storms and flooding.
Posted: 20 October 2023
UPDATES: A rogue trader who exploited vulnerable homeowners, including a blind victim, has been jailed following an investigation by Heart of the South West Trading Standards, bringing justice in a case involving unnecessary and costly home improvement work.
Posted: 16 October 2023
UPDATES: A haul of more than 1,500 counterfeit cigarette packets uncovered at a Taunton shop led to a successful prosecution, community service and another warning that illicit tobacco continues to fund criminal activity while undermining legitimate retailers.
Posted: 09 October 2023
UPDATES: Directors of a rogue removals company received prison sentences after dramatically inflating agreed prices and exploiting customers during house moves, following a successful prosecution by Islington Council Trading Standards.
Posted: 03 October 2023
UPDATES: A Falkirk rogue trader who targeted vulnerable homeowners with unnecessary and substandard driveway work has been jailed for fraud, following an investigation into deceptive doorstep selling practices.
Posted: 03 October 2023
UPDATES: Hidden compartments packed with illicit cigarettes were uncovered during coordinated enforcement action in Bedford, demonstrating how Trading Standards, police and specialist detection dogs continue to disrupt the illegal tobacco trade.
Posted: 21 September 2023
UPDATES: An Essex Trading Standards investigation of a rogue builder who defrauded his victims into paying up front for work that wasn’t completed...
Posted: 21 September 2023
UPDATES: An illegal money lender who preyed on vulnerable people in Liverpool has been ordered to pay back £40,000 following a Proceeds of Crime Act...
Posted: 06 September 2023
UPDATES: Two care workers in Suffolk who stepped in to protect a 101-year-old woman who had fallen prey to a clairvoyance...
Posted: 04 September 2023
UPDATES: A shopkeeper in Evesham, Worcestershire, has pleaded guilty to selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco following a prosecution by Worcestershire County...
Posted: 30 August 2023
UPDATES: A rogue trader who targeted vulnerable pensioners, charging tens of thousands of pounds for poor quality and unnecessary work while...
Posted: 29 August 2023
UPDATES: A rogue plumber who repeatedly scammed an elderly couple has been given a suspended sentence and ordered to pay £8,000...
Posted: 25 August 2023
UPDATES: Staffordshire County Council Trading Standards is urging people to be on their guard against rogue traders and cowboy builders, having...
Posted: 22 August 2023
UPDATES: A nationwide rollout of the Action Fraud National Economic Crime Victim Care Unit means every police force in England and Wales can now offer specialist support to fraud victims, helping thousands avoid repeat scams while preventing millions of pounds in further losses.
Posted: 21 August 2023
UPDATES: Suffolk Trading Standards is appealing for information on convicted fraudster Wayne Parker, who absconded before sentencing after obtaining more than £765,000 through deception and is believed to have continued evading capture across several regions.
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