06/12/2012 Debt Management Warning
People suffering with debt problems
should beware of cold calls from unscrupulous debt management firms
Warwickshire Trading Standards are warning. The Service has received complaints
from consumers who were charged high up-front fees, but their debts were not
adequately managed or resolved. These companies can be persistent and target
people in financial need. Consumers in debt should seek independent advice,
visit: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/familyfinancialhelp
06/12/2012 Need Computer Help? Don’t Be Misled!
Warwickshire Trading Standards has
received a number of complaints from consumers who thought they were speaking
to a BT helpline but were actually talking to a rogue business intent on
charging them for doing little or no work or adding unnecessary and potentially
dangerous software to their computers.
If you are experiencing problems with
your PC and contact your Internet service provider or another organisation for
help and advice, ensure that when they return your call you are still
speaking to that company and not a rogue business (often falsely claiming to be
Microsoft).
06/12/2012 Petrol Scam
A consumer reported to Warwickshire Trading
Standards being flagged down by a driver who claimed he had run out of petrol
and had no money to buy any more. The consumer was asked (and gave over) £10 in
return for a ring which the driver said he could hold on to as a ‘deposit'.
The driver took the consumer’s phone
number and told him he would phone him to arrange the return of the ring and
payment of the £10. The driver then took off, leaving the consumer no contact details.
The consumer reported he had not heard from the driver since but still had the
(probably worthless) ring!
Please feel free to cascade this information to whomever 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.
For more information on scams, visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams
For more information on scams, visit: www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams
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Simon Cripwell
Trading Standards Officer
Warwickshire Trading Standards Service
Communities
Warwickshire County Council
Old Budbrooke Road Warwick CV35 7DP
tel. 01926 414039
mob. 07771 975570
My normal working days are Monday to Thursday
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