10/01/2013
‘Police’ Magazine Scam Surfaces Again
More businesses from the Alcester area have been
targeted by a bogus magazine publisher cold calling traders to ask them if they
would support a Police campaign on drink and drugs awareness.
The caller, who gave his name as Terry had a
Liverpool or Northwest accent and provided the local Aldi store’s telephone
number as a contact. There is no connection with Warwickshire Police.
Rogue publishing firms often claim to call on behalf
of local emergency services in order to trick businesses in to buying
advertising in publications with little or no circulation.
The publications are often safety related but they
are almost never produced or produced and distributed in such small numbers as
to be worthless in terms of advertising.
For more information on publications scams, visit www.warwickshire.gov.uk/scams
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(including using the information in your newsletters/websites etc.).
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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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