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Latest press releases
- May in National Scams Awareness Month - 4th April 2012
- Warning issued over 'council' cold callers - 20 March 2012
- Telephone preference scam warning - 20 March 2012
- Double Glazing salesman lied about grants and subsidies to get work - 13 February 2012
- Dont be a victim if you look to pay off xmas debts - 19 January 2012
- Coventry Trading Standards in illegal tobacco record haul - 20 December 2011
- Suspected loan shark arrested following operation in Coventry - 16 December 2011
- Know your rights when it comes to Christmas shopping - 6 December 2011
- 'Good Sports Don't Fake it' - National Consumer Week - 21 November 2011
- Used cars top complaints to OFT - 11 November 2011
- Car Clocking Fraudsters Sentenced - 27 October 2011
- Trading Standards Join National Crackdown on Rogue Traders - 20 October 2011
- Don't fall Victim to Mobility Aid Rogue Traders - 12 October 2011
- Can You Help Us to Clamp Down on Bogus Charity Bags? - 11 October 2011
- Former Magistrate Sentenced for Counterfeit DVDs - 15 September 2011
- Warning over Will Writing Cold calls - 2 September 2011
- In Digital Switchover Month - Get Some Good Advice if Things go Wrong! - 12 August 2011
- Simple advice to avoid being scammed on holiday - 29 July 2011
- Simple Advice to enjoy your Holiday now school's out - 22 July 2011
- Pensioner Conned after promise of £85k windfall - 28 June 11
- Don't be fooled by the 'Phishing' line - Watch out for e-mails that look like they are from your bank asking for personal information. 20 June 2011
- Sale of Imported Foreign Cigarettes leads to a £4,000 Fine - 10 June 2011
- Bogus Workmen Jailed for Conning Local Pensioner - 06 June 2011
- New website launched to protect online consumers from counterfeit goods - 08 June 2011 - http://www.brand-i.org/
- Beware Council Tax scam - 06 June 2011. Coventry residents are being warned to be on their guard against bogus officials offering council tax refunds.
- Man jailed for selling fake car manuals - 20 May 2011
- Fake Olympic Goods Seized in Coventry - 21 April 2011
- Fiddlers on the roof? Trading Standards are reminding people of their rights after a surge in complaints about roof and gutter cleaning companies. 11 April 2011
- Staying safe on-line - Make sure that you get the right London 2012 ticket! - 9 March 2011
- Coventry shop could lose alcohol licence after selling booze to underage teenager - 28 February 2011
- Scams Awareness Month - How to avoid the pitfalls when joining a Holiday Club - 14 February 2011
- Scams Awareness Month - become a Scam Busters and help beat the Scammers and send us your scam letters - 26 January 2011
- Coventry store loses alcohol licence appeal because of underage sales - 18 January 2011
- Christmas release - 2 December 2010
- 230000 illicit tobacco seized - 29 October 2010
- Trading Standards drive down underage sales - 19 October 2010
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