Trading Standards Warning

11 January 2021 at 17:45:47

CNES Trading Standards Officers are advising residents that there are currently two very similar HMRC and Broadband telephone scams circulating locally.

An automated call, claims that they are a court official preparing a case against you, and asks you to respond as a matter of urgency, or that your response is "time sensitive".

This is a trick scammers use to put you under pressure to respond, before you have time to think. One call states they are preparing for your arrest.

Whilst these calls are clearly scams to get you to give personal and financial details, some residents may be scared or frightened into responding due to the formal and urgent nature of the call.

A spokesperson, said: "Our best advice is to end the call immediately."

Scam calls can be reported to Trading Standards on 01851 822694.