Roofer sentenced after trading standards investigation
A roofer who defrauded an elderly Croydon couple out of £19,000 for poor-quality and unnecessary work has received a suspended jail sentence after a council investigation.
January 2019
June 2018
Council warning over iTunes phone scam
The council’s trading standards team is warning over-70s about phone scams after a South Croydon woman was duped out of £650 worth of iTunes vouchers.
The woman was telephoned out of the blue by a man who said […]
Scams warning for Generation Z
Croydon Council's trading standards team is warning young people aged 18-24 to be aware of how to protect themselves from online scammers after a rise in reported digital fraud cases.
Watch out for investment fraud
Croydon Council's trading standards team is marking the start of Scams Awareness Month with a warning that residents aged 40-60 are at particular risk of investment fraud. Council officers wll be at Santander in Brighton Road, Coulsdon on Thursday 7 June from 10am-12pm to give advice and answer questions.
September 2017
Switching on to safer electrics
The danger of fire and personal injury caused by faulty or ill-maintained domestic electrical goods is ever-present in today’s appliance-driven homes.
Day five of London Trading Standards Week is focused on how trading standards officers can help prevent […]
Scuppering the scammers
Would you recognise the signs that someone you know is being targeted by fraudsters – and would you know how to report it?
Day three of London Trading Standards Week is focused on scams and doorstep sales, and […]
Keeping the rogues in check
With an established reputation across the capital for its effective work in combating issues including under-age knife sales, doorstep trading scams and rogue letting agents, Croydon’s trading standards department is supporting the first London Trading Standards Week.
London […]
Scammers disappear with £27,000 of pensioner’s life savings
A quote for clearing the guttering of an elderly man’s Norbury home quickly escalated to the point where he handed over £27,000 in cash to a bogus company operating from a central London accommodation address.
Croydon Council’s trading […]
August 2017
Payment scam warning over bogus council contact
Croydon Council is warning the public to be aware of a scammer who posed as one of its employees to try and con over £1,000 out of local people with learning disabilities and connected professionals.
The scam involves a […]
January 2017
Help the fight against cold callers and doorstep scammers
Friends, neighbours, loved ones – any or all could be targeted by scammers, rogue traders and doorstep fraudsters, and that is why Croydon Council’s trading standards team is recommending a course designed to help combat the menace.
The […]