Warwickshire Trading Standards are warning businesses and organisations to beware of a business advertising 'invoice' document.
Businesses have reported receiving documents that appear at first glance to be genuine invoices for advertising on a company listing website. The 'invoice' document states a charge over £250 and uses language that gives the impression that the recipient business has already agreed to buy the service, for example by stating a payment by date. Only in the small print at the bottom of the document does it state that the letter is only an invitation to place an advertisement and not a request for payment.
Trading Standards Officers advise businesses and organisations to make their employees aware.
- Please feel free to cascade this information to whom ever you feel appropriate (including using the information in your newsletters/websites etc.).
- If you have any information you wish to provide to Warwickshire Trading Standards Service, either for our information, or to appear in future email alerts, please email me.
- A list of all the latest email alerts is available on our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
Senior Information Officer
Trading Standards Service
Environment and Economy Directorate
Warwickshire County Council
tel. 01926 414039
mob. 07771 975570
email. simoncripwell@warwickshire.gov.uk
web. www.warwickshire.gov.uk
My normal working days are Monday to Thursday
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