Warwickshire Trading Standards Service are warning householders in the Nuneaton area to beware of door to door energy supply representatives. The service has received complaints than some unscrupulous representatives have been targeting sheltered accommodation housing complexes. In one case, two people with dementia were convinced to change their supplier. The reps, who typically work on commission, try to gain entry to the property and ask to see household bills.
Changing you energy supplier should not cost you any money, but if you don't do some research and shop around, you may find yourself switched to a more expensive tariff than the one you are on!
At www.energywatch.org.ukthere is a simple price comparison tool which can help you compare gas and electricity prices in your area for all energy suppliers.
06/04/2011 Bogus Census Collectors
From today, those people have not yet returned their census forms will begin to receive visits from census collectors. Warwickshire Trading Standards Service has received reports from neighbouring counties that complaints have been received about the activities of bogus callers, trying to enter someone’s house by posing as a census official. Officials are only likely to call at householders who have not filled in forms and should have ID. If consumers are unsure about a caller - DON'T OPEN YOUR DOOR.
Call the census helpline on 0300 0201 101 to verify whether it is a genuine census call. More information is available at: www.census.gov.uk
06/04/2011 Bogus 'Hijack' Paypal Email
Warwickshire Trading Standards have been alerted to the latest bogus 'phishing' email. The bogus email states it has been sent by Paypal and claims that the recipients Paypal account has been hijacked. The email contains a link to a bogus website from which personal or financial information could be stolen.
Avoid opening suspicious emails and never follow the links they contain or reveal any personal or financial information. For more information, please visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/tradingstandards
- The email alert system is a quick, simple and cost effective means by which Warwickshire Trading Standards can alert interested individuals, community organisations, businesses, charities and others to the latest Trading Standards issues/scams etc.
- Please feel free to cascade this information to whom ever you feel appropriate (including using the information in your newsletters/websites etc.). Please ignore the Restricted Notice on the bottom of this page - this is automatically generated but is not meant to apply to the information in this email.
- The email alert system is designed to work as a two way communications system. Therefore, 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.
- To add, amend or remove your details from this email circulation list, again, please email me.
- A list of all the latest email alerts is available on our website: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/latestscams
Simon Cripwell
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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