Don’t get stung in licence fee scam
Pub and shop owners who pay an annual licensing fee are being warned of a new scam doing the rounds.
Categories: scams
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Age UK - Scam Awareness Talks in libraries during October
Head to your local library and learn how to protect yourself against fraud and scams at our free Scam Awareness Talks.
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Don’t be scammed by bogus ‘test and trace’ callers
Trading standards officers are warning residents not to be fooled by scammers claiming to be from the NHS ‘test and trace’ service.
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Beware bogus Covid-19 home testers
Residents are being urged not to open their doors to bogus healthcare workers offering home testing for the coronavirus.
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Friends Against Scams advice workshop
Keep yourself safe from scams at an advice workshop being held at Prestwich Library and Adult Learning Centre on Thursday 11 July (7pm to 8.30pm).
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Be aware – there are scammers out there
Bury Trading Standards is supporting the Citizens Advice campaign on scams awareness which is running over the next couple of weeks.
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Don’t be scammed – get advice at Ramsbottom Library
Help to protect people from falling victim to scams is being offered at Ramsbottom Library on Monday 3 June.
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Don’t be scammed – get advice at Bury Library
Help to protect people from falling victim to scams is being offered at Bury Library on Monday 29 April.
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Don’t be scammed – get advice at Radcliffe Library
Help to protect people from falling victim to scams is being offered at Radcliffe Library on Monday 25 February.
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Know your rights when buying online
More than half of consumers don’t know they have fewer rights when buying from a private seller, compared to business purchases, according to analysis of online marketplace reports to Citizens Advice conducted in the last year.
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Market helps raise dangers of online shopping security
Bury Market took part in an ITV ‘sting’ operation to highlight the dangers to shoppers of internet security.
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Be aware – it’s National Scams Awareness Month
From our first purchase to our last, scammers are waiting to pounce on the unsuspecting, the vulnerable, the shopper short of time, the consumer looking for the bargain.
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Trading standards warn of scam inheritance letters
Trading standards are warning people not to be duped by scam letters claiming they are entitled to money following the death of a family member.
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Citizens Advice launches campaign to expose scammers’ tricks
Bury’s trading standards team is urging people to spread the word about scams and expose the tactics of fraudsters to protect others.
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Twelve scams of Christmas identified in new initiative
Harmful viruses in e-cards, online shopping fraud and adverts for bogus holidays are three of the twelve scams of Christmas that have been identified in a new campaign launched by authorities.
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Trading standards say - beware 'Microsoft' scam
Residents are being warned about phone cold-callers alleging they are from Microsoft and claiming they can fix their computer.
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Cracking down on prize draw mail scammers
More than 400 people across Bury could be victims of prize draw mail scammers, say trading standards chiefs.
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Businesses beware the UK Corporate Portal
Trading standards officers are urging Bury businesses not to respond to a mail shot that could leave them with a bill of almost £2,400.
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Scams Awareness Month - Doorstep Crime
Residents are urged to take care as the final week of Scams Awareness Month focuses on doorstep crime.
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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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