In this issue:
Trading Standards are warning residents in
the Styvechale area to be on their alert to doorstep callers. This comes after
a report was made to the local Police of an elderly resident who had been
approached by a ‘roofing’ company.
The traders had already been up a ladder to ‘inspect’
the roof prior to knocking the door. The resident stated they were not
interested and the roofers left. However, the two males returned again the next
day. Fortunately, there was a visitor at the property who made it very clear
that they should leave and not return. The males arrived in a small white or
silver van with ladders on the roof.
Trading Standards advises never to
deal with anyone who turns up at your door offering to do work or trying to
sell items. If you do need work on your property or garden, use a reputable
local trader recommended by friends or family or someone who has been vetted
and is part of the Age UK
(Coventry) Trusted Traders Scheme.
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Reports of a scam email in order to gain
personal details have been made by a local resident.
The resident was offered a £1000 shopping
voucher for a well-known retailer in exchange for completing a short
questionnaire requesting personal details, which thankfully they did not
respond to.
Participants
who do respond and enter personal information often find that instead of
receiving a shopping voucher, they are inundated with unwanted telephone calls,
emails and junk mail from telemarketers. Through the survey ,the scammers
attain participants’ email addresses, phone numbers and home addresses.
Large
retailers advise that they rarely, if ever, offer these kinds of deals to
customers and never through unsolicited email campaigns.
Trading Standards advice to
anyone who receives such an email is not to respond, even in jest. By
responding, your details will
be added to a list of respondents and you will begin to receive more scam emails, letters and phone calls.
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In the lead up to Euro 2016, Trading Standards are warning fans against
getting ripped off on social media sites after a study has shown they accounted
for half of all ticket sale scams.
Ticket fraud is very common in
the run up to any popular event. Football’s showcase Euro
2016 tournament in France next month is a prime target for fake tickets, along
with Wimbledon, Glastonbury and Wembley concerts with Beyoncé, Rihanna and
Coldplay headlining.
Scammers will target victims
via various social media such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Gumtree, or
use bogus websites.
Trading
Standards would urge avid fans to steer clear of those selling tickets online
to events that have already sold out and only use official sites for tickets
that are being resold.
Paying by credit card offers greater
protection over other methods in terms of fraud, guarantees and non-delivery, as
long as a single ticket costs more than £100 and less than £30,000.
Get Safe Online have issues guidance on buying tickets.
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Costco Wholesale has recalled its Dr Praeger’s Organic Veggie
Burger 12pk as a precautionary measure due to possible listeria contamination.
Listeria is a food bacterium that can cause food poisoning.
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Risk: The product may have been contaminated by listeria and be a
possible risk to health.
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Brand name: Dr
Praeger’s
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Product: Frozen Organic
Veggie Burger
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Pack size: 12 pack box
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Best before dates: 11 Dec
2015 / 26 May 2016 / 20 April 2016
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Lot Codes: W14BB F15CG R15CA
Advice: If you have bought the above product, do not eat it. Instead,
dispose of the product and Costco Warehouse will provide a refund on your next
visit.
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Heron Foods is recalling packs of Kellogg’s
Special K Biscuit Moments Cioccolato with ‘best before’ dates of 9 July 2016
and 14 July 2016 because the product label is not in English. This makes the
product a possible health risk to anyone with an allergy or intolerance to
soya, milk, wheat or gluten.
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Product name: Special K Biscuit
Moments Cioccolato
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Product brand: Kellogg’s
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Pack size: 5 pack, 125g
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Best before dates: 9 July 2016 and 14
July 2016
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Risk: Allergens: wheat (gluten), milk and soya
Advice: If you have bought the above product
and have an allergy or intolerance to wheat (gluten), milk or soya do not eat
it. Instead return it to the store from where you bought it for a full refund.
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For
more information on scams, visit: www.coventry.gov.uk/scams
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