Warnings and alerts - April 2017 to March 2018
Help to stop scammers by telling your friends and family and by making us aware of any scams that you have come across by sending your scam letters to our Freepost address: 'Scamnesty' - Trading Standards, Freepost (CV681) Coventry CV1 1BR. Or telephone Action Fraud, the UK's national fraud reporting centre on 0300 123 2040.
Your actions may help prevent others from being targeted by scammers
16 March 2018
- Local residents are being urged not to employ uninvited doorstep callers (March 2018)
- And yet another doorstep caller report ...
- National News: False claims of an enhanced Telephone Preference Service
- Four items urgently recalled by Primark
13 March 2018
- Phantom Debt Warning
- Council tax scam call prompts warning from Trading Standards
- Latest Trading Standards Prosecution News
- Scam Alert – People’s Postcode Lottery Letters
- National News: Green Energy Warning
19 January 2018
17 January 2018
- In the courts
- Facebook fake landlord scam warning
- Action Fraud alert – fake NatWest text messages
- Safety recall: Marks & Spencer - Remote Control Helicopter (AI Copter)
- Safety recall: Poundland Microwavable Heated Hugs
10 January 2018
- Be wary of cowboys following Storm Eleanor
- Cold caller warning offering financial services
- PPI Phone Scam Warning
- Recall: Sainsbury's - Aberdeen Angus British Beef Quarter Pounders
- Recall: Babyliss for Men - AcuBlade Face and Body Groomer
21 December 2017
- Prosecution News: Leamington man sentenced after illegal cigarette lies in Coventry
- .... and more prosecution news: Coventry car trader fined for selling an unroadworthy car
- Argos delivery scam text warning
- Recall - Dr. Oetker Regal-Ice Ready Rolled Icing – White
- Fingerlings: Warning over this years 'must have' toy as fakes flood the marketplace.
13 December 2017
8 December 2017
- The PC scam, yet again
- More telephone cold calls claiming to be from HMRC
- Rogue traders in the City offering roof jet washing
- Recall: Marks & Spencer Girls’ Hoodie Check PJ
- Recall: Toys R Us Toy Ball
30 November 2017
- Cold callers warning – Styvechale
- Doorstep fraud warning - be careful who you pay
- Trading Standards issue warning to medical practitioners
- Prosecution news: Coventry man sentenced over illegal cigarettes
- Recall: Next Children’s Coat
14 November 2017
- Prosecution news: Jail for rogue trader who targeted Coventry pensioners
- Alcohol Awareness Week … and the perils of cheap vodka
- Warning: Whatsapp Asda voucher scam
- Will Aid Month
- Aldi Recall: Clancey’s Barbecue Flavour Coated Peanuts
1 November 2017
- Remember, Remember the 5th of November
- Warning to businesses: bogus advertising offers
- The PC scam continues...
- Prosecution news: Shopkeeper fined over illegal cigarettes
- Recall: Poundworld - Children's Hair Raising Mask and Hands
- Recall: Asda Little Angels Organic Beef & Sweet Potato Stew
25 October 2017
- Doorstep trader activity warning
- Emergency plumbers that cost!
- BrightHouse rent-to-own firm pays £14.8m in redress
- Recall: Boots Baby Airflow Soothers
- Recall: Les Brioche Pain au lait Brioche Rolls 8 Pack
16 October 2017
12 October 2017
- Record haul of illegal cigarettes seized in city 1
- Warning - buying counterfeit cosmetic products online
- Crime prevention advice: Theft of gold during Diwali
- Recall - Babies 'R' Us - Bruin Wiggle Ball AKA Giggle Ball
- Safety Notice: B&Q - Mac Allister 3x7 and 2X8 Combination Ladders
29 September 2017
- Local residents are being urged not to employ uninvited doorstep callers (September 2017)
- Prosecution news: Coventry store loses alcohol licence
- PPI telephone fraud warning revisited (29 September 2017)
- Recall: Waitrose 1 chocolate bars
- Safety notice: iCandy pushchair - Peach 2016 and Designer Midnight
26 September 2017
- Bogus Council Tax calls
- Bogus door to door tree surgeons claiming to work for the Council
- National Prosecution News: Man behind call blocker scam ordered to pay £128,950
- Check that piggybank! Don’t be left with coins you can’t spend!
- Safety Recall: Tesco - GL Style - Light Up Jewellery
18 to 24 September 2017
14 September 2017
- Bogus 'free boiler' calls warning
- Warning - TV street sellers (14 September 2017)
- Prosecution news: Justice in the end for shopkeeper caught with counterfeit cigarettes
- Recall: Whitworths chocolate raisins sold in Poundland
- Recall: Tesco Cookie & Cream Biscuits
- Recall: Myprotein – Sports Nutrition Products
1 September 2017
- Student accommodation fraud warning
- Shared postal mailboxes create potential for identity theft (1 September 2017)
- Money mule warning to new and returning students
- Warning: scam affecting international students
22 August 2017
- Bogus phone calls claiming to come from HMRC - again!
- Warning: Doorstep callers offering roofing work
- Employing a Tradesperson – Trading Standards Advice
- Recall: Tesco Creamy Leek and Bacon Cooking Sauce
- Food Standards Agency: Update on Fipronil in eggs
10 August 2017
- Warning as Coventry jobseeker loses money to job scam
- Warning: National reports of telephone cold calls claiming ‘potential fire risks’ with solar panels
- Bogus Dyson Engineer prosecution news
- Recall: Mothercare loved so much bouncer
28 July 2017
- Fake 'officials' warning
- Bank email scam warning
- Inheritance Scam letter warning
- Product Recall: Next Jelly Shoes
- Warning: Toothpick Crossbows – dangerous product
25 July 2017
- Scam Awareness Month - week four
- Older people at 'heightened risk' of investment scam calls
- Common Scams to watch out for
- Help for older people
24 July 2017
19 July 2017
- Doorstep caller warning
- Warning – bogus alarm sales calls
- Arrests in UK over Microsoft PC scam calls
- Lidl and Marks & Spencer urgently recall haggis products over food poisoning risk
- Recall: Primark Flip Flops
17 July 2017
- Scam Awareness Month - Week Three
- Bank account fraud scam warning
- Lottery scam letter warning
- Beware cold calls offering a call blocker device
- Recall: Doritos Chilli Heatwave
10 July 2017
- Scam Awareness Month - Week Two
- Watch out for online "free trial" subscription scams
- Shared postal mailboxes create potential for identity theft (10 July 2017)
- Job scams warnings
7 July 2017
- Cybercrime on the line up at Godiva Festival -
- Make your home safer – register your domestic appliances
- High Court Enforcement Officer scam
- Product recall: Alpro growing up drink
- Safety Alert – Fidget Spinners
1 July 2017
20 June 2017
- Rogue Trader warning
- Trading Standards prosecution news
- Scam loan company warning
- UK's fraud hotspots revealed by Which?
- Recall: Next child's sandals
19 June 2017
- Holiday booking fraud
- Copycat websites - European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and passports
- Travelling or transiting the USA? – Remember your ETSA
- Be aware of airport parking scams
- Problems with a flight - what are your rights?
- Classified ads – beware of non existent caravans
12 June 2017
- HMRC ‘Legal Action’ phone call
- 'FIFA Lottery' scam letter warning
- Information alert – Social media users warned about the risk of ID theft
- Recall: Mars Chocolate UK
- Curry house served beef in 'lamb' balti
- Safety Alert: Beko Condenser Tumble Dryers
26 May 2017
- PPI telephone fraud warning revisited (26 May 2017)
- Trading Standards urge vigilance this May Bank Holiday Weekend
- How to protect yourself against RANSOMWARE
- Recall: Aldi Brasserie Gluten Free Organic Pale Ale due to undeclared barley
- Recall: Tesco - Lipstick pens and lollipop pens
19 May 2017
- Warning - TV street sellers (19 May 2017)
- Prosecution news from Trading Standards
- Bank telephone fraud scam warning
- Recall: Spar Tikka chicken chunks due to possible glass contamination
- Recall: Uncle Joe’s Liquorice & Aniseed Extra Strong Mints 35g Tin
16 May 2017
15 May 2017
- National Awareness Campaign in efforts to crack down on Rogue Traders
- Coventry Trading Standards seize hundreds of thousands of pounds worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco
- Blue Badge online scammer fined
- Recall: Aldi Madagascan Vanilla Extract
- Recall: Cofresh Cornflake Mix snack because of packaging error
8 May 2017
28 April 2017
- Trading Standards urge vigilance this Easter Bank Holiday Weekend
- Warning: DVLA phishing scam email
- New reports of HMRC phishing scam email
- Warning to local food businesses - fake 'Food Inspector'
- Recall: Asda Limited Edition Szechuan Chicken
20 April 2017
- Scam letter - People's Postcode Lottery
- Doorstep fraud warning - Be careful who you pay!!
- New guidance for charity bag collections
- Recall: Aldi Irish tuna steaks
- Recall: Nestlé KitKat Original Milk Chocolate Bites
- Safety Notice: Stovax Gazco Fires