
TSecrime
@tsecrime
The National Trading Standards eCrime Team tackles online consumer scams, rip-offs and fraud, as well as those committed by text or email.
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http://www.tradingstandardsecrime.org.uk 07-06-2013 09:01:06
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RT TVP Cyber and Fraud: Never send money to someone you've never met. Dating scammers manipulate victims emotionally, gain their trust, then ask them for cash. See: orlo.uk/0MkNY #RomanceFraud

RT GetSafeOnline.org: Two arrested over cyber-attack on nursery chain - BBC News bbc.com/news/articles/…

Inside the hidden rooms storing thousands of illegal cigarettes. Our Trading Standards officers and Lincolnshire Police, with the assistance of star sniffer dog Skye, have seized around 120,000 more illegal cigarettes and vapes in Grantham and Bourne this week. Shocking footage was


RT @ActionFraudUK: Suspicious text or email? Don't click links or call numbers in the message. Contact the organisation directly using the number or contact form on their website. Forward suspicious texts to 7726 and suspicious emails to [email protected] #CyberProtect



RT Trading Standards: You've got a 14 day cooling off period when booking services online, over the phone, or in person at home. That means you can cancel and get a refund. Don't be pressured to waive these rights for a special price #LoftLies orlo.uk/dTU8n


RT Trading Standards: Beware of loft scams: - False Claims about damp - Pressure to agree on the spot - "Rescue" Offer of another company to remove the "faulty" insulation #LoftLies orlo.uk/uU1Se


RT West Suffolk Council: You can never be certain illegal tobacco and vapes are safe. Suffolk Trading Standards found 3 #Newmarket shops selling them despite being warned. Today with the help of the police we've got a court order closing them for 3 months. See: westsuffolk.gov.uk/news/pr2025093…


RT GetSafeOnline.org: 'I have your nudes and everything to ruin your life' - the cyber scammers targeting teenagers - BBC News bbc.co.uk/news/articles/…

RT Doncaster Trading Standards: You can never be sure the person you're talking to is who they say they are. Try reverse image searching their profile pictures to see if they being used elsewhere. Over £106M was lost to romance fraud last year. See: orlo.uk/YUttZ #RomanceFraud


RT Trading Standards: Beware of "Winter Fuel Payment" texts. They are scams. Winter Fuel is paid automatically, you do not need to do anything. Forward suspicious text messages to 7726.


RT @ActionFraudUK: Had a suspicious text or email? Don't reply to it or click any links: - forward it to 7726 if it's a text; or - forward it to [email protected] if it's an email. #CyberProtect




RT Lincolnshire Trading Standards: Trading Standards & Lincolnshire Police seize 1000s of illegal cigarettes in hidden in rooms with Skye the sniffer dog. She found 120,000 more illegal fags & vapes in Grantham & Bourne. #OpMachinize a money laundering operation. bit.ly/4mZnBOV Lincolnshire Trading Standards @nca_uk

Reporting dodgy sellers - those selling goods or services such as loft insulation 👍Report to Citizens Advice who pass complaints to Trading Standards orlo.uk/j1CBu 📲Forward scam texts to 7726 ✅Lost money? Contact your bank & report it to ACTION FRAUD CYBER CRIME AGENCY #LoftLies


