Bucks Council support Scam Awareness Fortnight

Monday, 14 June 2021 07:00

Bucks Council are supporting Scam Awareness fortnight, which starts today (14/6).

It aims to raise awareness about scams to protect residents from becoming victims.

Here are some tips from Bucks Council:

Spotting a scam

Here are some of the main warning signs of scams to look out for:

It seems too good to be true – like an email saying you’ve won a competition you don’t remember entering
Someone you don’t know contacts you unexpectedly
You’re being urged to respond quickly so you don’t get time to think about it or talk to family and friends
You've been asked to pay for something urgently or in an unusual way – for example by bank transfer or gift vouchers
You’ve been asked to give away personal information

If you, or someone you know, is a victim of a scam, there are several organisations who can help you:

• To report a scam, contact Action Fraud on 0300 123 2040

• To get advice or report a trader to Trading Standards, contact Citizens Advice on 0808 223 1133

• If you (or someone you know) is at imminent risk from losing money to a scam, contact police on 999. If it is a non-emergency, ring the police on 101.

To help you feel more empowered on your doorstep and to say no to unwanted cold calling traders, contact Bucks & Surrey Trading Standards for a ‘no cold calling’ window/ door sticker - Email: trading.standards@surreycc.gov.uk or call: 0808 223 113.