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Trading Standards Wales issue warning over scam Census text messages Trading Standards Wales have been made aware of a text message scam in relation to the national Census. Recipients are told that there is information missing from their completed Census and asked to click on a link to complete their form or face prosecution. By clicking the link they are directed to a site which appears identical to the original online census form, on completing the form and submitting the recipient is asked to pay a £1.25 fee. Helen Picton, Chair of Trading Standards Wales, said: “Scam calls and texts to mobile phones are a serious problem, there is no mobile phone equivalent to a landline call blocker to stop them coming through. ....
People have been warned to be on the lookout for scam census text People have been warned over a “very convincing” Census text message scam. Trading Standards Wales said recipients are told that there is information missing from their completed Census and asked to click on a link to complete their form or face prosecution. By clicking the link they are directed to a site which appears identical to the original online census form, on completing the form and submitting the recipient is asked to pay a £1.25 fee. Helen Picton, Chair of Trading Standards Wales, said: “Scam calls and texts to mobile phones are a serious problem, there is no mobile phone equivalent to a landline call blocker to stop them coming through. ....
RESIDENTS and businesses are being urged to report rogue traders who target their community. Trading Standards Wales and the charity Crimestoppers have joined forces to provide a service that enables members of the public to anonymously provide valuable information to help keep communities safe. Helen Picton, chair of Trading Standards Wales, said: “We’re delighted to be working with Crimestoppers and giving members of the public a way to report these crimes anonymously. Doorstep crime can affect anyone but often it is the elderly and vulnerable people that are targeted by rogue traders offering home improvement services. “Such callers may offer services including window/gutter cleaning, path and driveway repairs, roofing or building work, gardening and tree lopping or even persuade residents that they must come inside their homes to check something . ....
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