04/03/2013 Charity ‘Bin’ Scam North
Warwickshire
Warwickshire Trading Standards has received a
complaint that bogus charity bins have been appearing in recycling areas and car
parks in North Warwickshire. The ‘bins’ may be roadside gritting containers that
have been stolen, repainted and re-badged.
In these cases
it is likely that any ‘donations’ would be sold for profit. Consumers concerned
about the legitimacy of a charity clothing donation bin can report the matter to
Warwickshire Trading Standards on 08454 040506.
04/03/2013
Voucher Offer Warning
Businesses
in Warwickshire have complained to Warwickshire Trading Standards after being
approached to advertise in a book of vouchers. A number of traders who were
approached and paid to appear in the voucher booklet then discovered that the
voucher booklet was not printed, but never received a refund.
04/03/2013 Patent Register
Warning
Warwickshire Trading Standards is warning
businesses to beware of invoice like letters associated with patents being sent
from abroad. Warwickshire Trading Standards are concerned that some businesses
may think these letters are invoices which are required to be paid for services
already agreed and delivered, rather than an offer to place the business on a
website directory.
Business
owners should ensure their staff check invoices carefully before making any
payments.
04/03/2013 UK Most Phished Country in
2012!
The UK was
the world's most phished country in 2012 according to cyber security experts
RSA. Consumers and businesses in the UK lost an estimated £27bn in 2012 through
cybercrime. More than £600m of this was through phishing attacks, making it the
most 'phished' country in the world.
Phishing
emails are designed to look like a genuine email from your bank or an online
store you transact with and try to get you to reveal personal and financial
information by linking you to bogus websites.
Check any
emails you receive from banks and businesses you transact with carefully and
never click on links in unexpected or untrustworthy emails.
Phishing
emails can be safely deleted. For more advice visit: http://www.warwickshire.gov.uk/Web/corporate/wccweb.nsf/Links/5D0649278E3ED2CB80257886003647F7/$file/20120336
_Phishing.pdf
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
Follow us on
twitter: www.twitter.com/warkstss
Simon
Cripwell
Trading Standards Officer
Warwickshire Trading Standards
Service
Communities
Warwickshire County Council
Old Budbrooke Road Warwick CV35
7DP
Tel: 01926 414039
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 01926
414039 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Mob: 07771 975570
begin_of_the_skype_highlighting 07771
975570 end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Follow us on twitter: www.twitter.com/warkstss
My normal working days are Monday to
Thursday
No comments:
Post a Comment