‘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 […]
Category Archives: Trading Standards
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 […]
Council warns against rogue rubbish collector
Merton Council is warning residents to be extra vigilant after receiving reports of an individual claiming to work for the council visiting a resident at their home.
Trading standards seize major haul of illegal DVDs
Over 2,000 illegal DVDs have been seized by Merton and Richmond’s Regulatory Services Partnership following a raid at a shop in Mitcham.
Merton and Richmond mark the launch of a new shared regulatory service partnership
Lead authority Merton Council hosted the first ever joint regulatory service committee meeting with Richmond Council this week.
