Fight back against scammers in Bury
Websites, letters, phone calls or doorstep sellers – do their offers sound too good to be true?
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Detective dogs sniff out illegal tobacco on National No Smoking Day
Specially trained detection dogs have sniffed out £1,000 worth of illegal tobacco – in raids carried out on National No Smoking Day.
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Trading standards warn of “copycat” websites
Trading standards officers are urging residents not to be duped by soaring numbers of "copycat" websites.
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Council Tax complaints investigation leads to arrest
Officers from Trading Standards North West Scambusters, assisted by colleagues from Cheshire West and Chester, Bury, and Stockport Trading Standards, and officers from Great Manchester Police yesterday (Monday) executed a search warrant at business premises in Bury.
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Fake Dr Dre headphones seized in raid
Bury trading standards officers have seized £250,000 of counterfeit ‘Beats by Dr Dre’ headphones.
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Illicit tobacco seized from local shops
Specially trained dogs helped police and council officers to sniff out illicit tobacco in local off-licences.
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Council Tax refund advice
Bury Trading Standards is advising residents to consider carefully phone calls from callers claiming that they can get them into a lower Council Tax band or obtain a refund.
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Father and son "rogue builders" sentenced.
A father and son team of “rogue traders” have been sentenced after Bury pensioners were left thousands of pounds out of pocket for work carried out on their homes.
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Two illegal street traders fined
Two men who were caught selling ice cream without a licence in Ainsworth Village and Whitefield went to court in December to face the consequences.
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Cold calling – don’t buy it!
Trading standards officers in Bury are urging people to stay safe in their own homes by saying a firm “NO” to cold calling doorstep traders.
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Trading Standards warn of scam inheritance letters
Trading standards officers are advising people not to be duped by scam letters saying they are to receive an inheritance.
