Warnings and alerts - April 2018 to March 2019
Help to stop scammers by telling your friends and family of any scams you are aware of - Your actions may help prevent others from being targeted by scammers.
How to report Scams:
If you've received a potential scam message but no money has been lost or you haven't responded to it, contact Citizens Advice consumer service on 0808 223 1133.
If you have been a victim of a scam, contact Action Fraud (UK's National Fraud Office) on 0300 123 2040.
25 February 2019
- Coventry shop fined over £26,000 for selling food past its use by date
- Coventry couple sentenced for running an illicit business selling tobacco & alcohol
- Illicit tobacco driver caught red handed
25 January 2019
- Warning - Fake Council Tax refund email
- Blue Badge holders warning - again!
- Register My Appliance Day campaign - 24 January 2019
- Information Alert – Changes to pension cold calls regulations
- Allergen Recall: Sainsburys 'Deliciously Free From' garlic bread
12 December 2018
- Christmas shopping tips from Trading Standards
- Recall: Matalan recalls children's hats and gloves due to choking fears
- 'Dangerous' children's hoodies seized in swoop on popular market
7 December 2018
- Loan sharks targeted in Christmas social media campaign
- Local Prosecution News - December
- and another Trading Standards success...
29 November 2018
- Fine for underage sale of cigarettes
- National Consumer Week 2018 - Know your online marketplace rights
19 November 2018
- Top tips for shoppers during the Black Friday sales
- National warning issued over ‘gift card scammers’ pretending to be from trading standards
- Trading Standards prosecution news
- Recall: Slimfast Advanced Vitality Strawberry + Blueberry Burst Meal Replacement Powder Shake
26 October 2018
- Stay safe this Halloween
- Doorstep roofers reported in the Tile Hill Lane area
- Local Prosecution News - October
- And another Trading Standards success!
4 October 2018
28 September 2018
- Warning: Doorstep callers offering drive jet washing
- Council tax scam call prompts warning from Trading Standards
- And yet another variation of the PC scam!
- Coventry shopkeeper fined for selling dangerous gun-shaped laser pens
- Make sure your products are safe to us
7 September 2018
- Apple iTunes voucher scam
- USA travel - ESTA copycat website warning
- Local prosecution news
- Rogue trader warnings
- Warning to parents after 2,000 fake 'Squishies' seized
26 July 2018
- Alert over new HMRC phone scam
- And another bogus telephone caller...this time from 'BT
- Beware the rogue trader - Trading Standards Advice
- Holiday travel rights: new rules usher in better protection
- Bogus Council Officer Warning
- Bogus phone calls claiming to come from HMRC - again!
- And yet another scam call ....
- The PC scam continues...and expands!
- Beware the travelling mattress sellers
- Smyths Toys Safety Notice: Nerf Battle Racers
25 May 2018
- Trading Standards urge vigilance this Bank Holiday Weekend
- Door to door Insulation warning
- Fake invoice scam
- Safety Recall: GAME - ChargeWorx USB Wall Charger
- Safety Recall: Venture - Three Stage Booster Seat
3 May 2018
- Scam Health Lottery UK letter warning
- Yet another doorstep cold caller report ...
- National News: Victims tricked out of £3.5m a year in loan fee scams
- Recall: Argos - Simple Value 2Kw Upright Fan Heater
- Recall: Sainsbury Pet Food Pouches
25 April 2018
- Warning: Leaflet drop offering gardening work
- HM Revenues - Another email scam!
- FIFA World Cup 2018 - beware ticket scams
- Recall: Sainsbury's Sliced Beetroot
- Recall: Rude Health - Cacao and Vanilla Granola