16/12/2010 Artists Work Worth Not a Lot!Warwickshire residents are warned to beware of door to door sales people selling paintings in the Dunchurch area and across the County. The sellers say they are Israeli art students and claim they have produced the paintings themselves and are selling them to householders to raise money for their tuition fees. The paintings are being sold for several hundred pounds each but it appears these are not students at all and the paintings are mass produced in China and are worth a few pounds. It is reported that a Dunchurch area resident paid £350 for a painting. This scam is reported to be happening across Coventry and Warwickshire.
16/12/2010 Loan Scam
Residents have reported receiving unexpected phone calls from a man claiming they were £1000 in debt with a Tesco loan. The recipients did not have a loan with Tescos or any other business and put the phone down. The callers number was recorded (an 0843 no.) and it appears to be related to a number of cold calling and automated message phone calls that other residents have been complaining about in recent months. These calls seem to originate from outside the UK and relate to paying off debt or other marketing/survey/sales information. It is understood that these calls are not in any way linked to Tescos.
Recipients of such calls are advised to put the phone down immediately and never to divulge any personal or financial information.
For more information on scams and rogue traders, visit our webite: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
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