Voucher Scams
Merton and Richmond Trading Standards are urging everyone to be vigilant after a resident was conned out of £1,200 in a voucher scam over the telephone.
Category Archives: Trading Standards
Merton unites alongside 23 London boroughs to stamp out illegal tobacco trade
In July, Merton Council’s Trading Standards teamed up alongside B.W.Y. Canine Ltd detection dog unit outside the civic centre to bring residents the Illegal Tobacco Road Show. These road shows have […]
Illegal Tobacco and Alcohol seized in Merton
An operation to disrupt the sale and supply of illegal tobacco and alcohol across the London Borough of Merton uncovered more than 1,000 cigarettes, over 5 kilos of hand-rolling tobacco […]
‘Get rich’ schemes make people poorer
Online and postal scams, such as fake lottery wins, bogus inheritances and get rich quick schemes, are increasingly landing in local residents’ email accounts and post boxes. Trading standards officers […]
Builder jailed for preying on elderly
A cowboy builder has been jailed after his building company began knocking a pensioner’s house down without getting permission. Gary Nichols, Director of Gladstone Roofing and Property Maintenance Ltd, was […]
Council pull investment plug on world’s smallest travel adapter
A company claiming to be creating the world’s smallest travel adapter ignored potential safety concerns and continued to raise hundreds of thousands of pounds through crowdfunding campaigns, despite concern from […]
Residents warned not to respond to ‘council tax refund’ scam emails
Residents are being warned not to respond to scam emails offering refunds on their council tax bills.
Council saved elderly woman from being conned out of £17,000 by rogue trader
Merton Council’s trading standards officers saved an elderly woman from being conned out of thousands of pounds when a rogue trader demanded money for bogus work to her home.
Revealed: How Merton Council works behind the scenes to keep Wimbledon Tennis Championships running smoothly
Have you ever wondered what goes on behind the scenes of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis Club?
Don’t give out bank account details, council warns
Merton council is warning residents not to give bank account details to a company claiming to reduce council tax payments. A company has been calling residents offering to save them […]
