Journal of Trading Standards, Online Edition - JoTS Online

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Loan shark hit with POCA order

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...

Carers praised for helping scam victim

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...

Illegal tobacco seller pleads guilty

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...

Jail for home repairs fraudster

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...

Rogue plumber guilty of fraud

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...

Rogue trader summer surge

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...

Fraud victim care unit rolled out

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.

Suffolk TS on trail of convicted fraudster

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.

Rogue builders jailed for fraud

Posted: 11 August 2023

UPDATES: Two rogue builders have been jailed after defrauding a vulnerable homeowner of more than £128,000 through intimidation, unnecessary work and coercion in a case uncovered by Islington Trading Standards.

Butcher fined for illegal tobacco

Posted: 04 August 2023

UPDATES: A butcher has been prosecuted after Trading Standards officers uncovered thousands of illicit cigarettes and tobacco products during an intelligence-led inspection, highlighting the continued crackdown on illegal tobacco sales.

Duo sentenced for huge tobacco haul

Posted: 04 August 2023

UPDATES: Two offenders have been sentenced after officers uncovered hundreds of thousands of illegal cigarettes and large quantities of illicit tobacco, exposing the scale of an operation worth hundreds of thousands of pounds in lost duty.

Closure order for underage vape shop

Posted: 27 July 2023

UPDATES: A Taunton shop has been closed for three months after Trading Standards and police uncovered underage vape sales, drug paraphernalia, illicit tobacco and non-compliant vapes, highlighting growing enforcement concern around products marketed to children and linked anti-social behaviour.