Neurodivergent individuals 50% more likely to be a fraud victim
26th November 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesNew study calls for better understanding and support for neurodivergent victims
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6.4 million UK shoppers scammed after clicking on a fake ad
25th November 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesUK shoppers have bought almost 100 million items* on the back of glowing online reviews – only to be bitterly disappointed when they arrive, and 6.4 million have lost money to a scam after buying something from clicking on a fake online advert, according to new data** released by National Trading Standards (NTS) ahead of Black Friday and Cyber Monday.
Read MoreAdvance fee fraudster sentenced to 4.5 years in prison
21st November 2025 • Posted inFollowing an investigation by the Shared Trading Standards Service, supported by West Berkshire Council’s Legal Services Team and National Trading Standards, Jason Paul Cunningham, aged 39, has been sentenced at Reading Crown Court for offences of Fraudulent Trading under the Fraud Act 2006 and Using False Instruments under the Forgery and Counterfeiting Act 1981.
Read MoreFraudster behind ‘copycat’ government websites jailed
31st October 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesTwo men who ran more than 40 misleading websites that tricked people into overpaying for government services, including for the Dartford Crossing and the London Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ), have been sentenced today at Bristol Crown Court following an investigation by National Trading Standards (NTS).
Read MoreMan sentenced for wall insulation fraud
28th October 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA businessman ripped off customers by falsely telling them they would get a government grant or discount for external wall insulation at their properties.
Read MoreThree jailed for total of 14½ years for estimated £37m wine investment fraud
24th October 2025 • Posted inToday, 24 October, at St Albans Crown Court, three people were handed sentences of six-and-a-half, three-and-a-half and four-and-a-half years, after being convicted of fraudulent trading relating to a complex wine fraud run by Imperial Wine & Spirits Merchant Ltd, previously Imperial Wines of London Ltd.
Read MoreRedbridge Council investigation leads to sentencing in £174,000 fraud and money laundering case
14th October 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesTwo Redbridge brothers have been sentenced to over four years in prison for their roles in a sophisticated fraud and money laundering scheme that targeted elderly homeowners. The sentencing follows a multi-year investigation led by Redbridge Council’s Trading Standards Team, with support from National Trading Standards.
Read MoreFraudulent roofing gang sentenced after £370,000 scam on elderly victims
10th October 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFive men have today (10 October) been sentenced to a combined sentence of over 13 years at Bristol Crown Court for their roles in a large-scale fraud and money laundering operation which targeted older and vulnerable victims across Wiltshire, Oxfordshire and Herefordshire.
Read MoreFive-year prison sentence for rogue builder who deceived victims
9th October 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA North East based ‘builder’ who knowingly scammed the public out of more than £130,000 has received a five-year prison sentence from Newcastle Magistrates in a case compiled by Northumberland Trading Standards and National Trading Standards.
Read MoreDirectors of a Croydon company guilty of Consumer Protection Offences
29th August 2025 • Posted inThree people have been sentenced following a prosecution by Croydon Council Trading Standards and National Trading Standards Tri Region Investigations Team, which saw them admit to making misleading cold calls to vulnerable consumers across the country to sell boiler repair cover.
Read MoreThree convicted in estimated £37m wine investment fraud
6th August 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesYesterday, 5 August, at St Albans Crown Court, three people were convicted of fraudulent trading relating to a complex wine fraud run by Imperial Wine & Spirits Merchant Ltd, previously Imperial Wines of London Ltd, following an investigation by Hertfordshire County Council’s Trading Standards team.
Read MoreNTSEAT statement - conditional selling
15th July 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFollowing the BBC Panorama investigation into conditional selling, a spokesperson for the National Trading Standards Estate Agency Team said:
Read MoreFour Birmingham men sentenced to a combined 7 ½ years imprisonment for counterfeiting and selling faked products
11th April 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFour men from Birmingham have today (11 April 2025) been handed a combined 7 ½ year sentence at Birmingham Crown Court after pleading guilty to charges related to counterfeiting goods, including Adidas, Nike and Chanel clothing and accessories.
Read MoreRogue letting agents who targeted newcomers to the UK have been handed down prison sentences ranging from 4 months to over 3 years
25th March 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFive individuals have been hit with a range of sentences in one of the longest and most complex Trading Standards prosecutions in the UK.
Read MoreWarning issued about ‘nicotine free’ vapes
6th March 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesNew data published today by National Trading Standards reveal supposedly nicotine free vapes on sale to UK consumers have been found to contain nicotine. The findings have been published as Trading Standards continue to unearth new intelligence around the illegal vapes market.
Read MoreExtradition order and jail time for former Brookside actor
28th February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA total of 23 years in prison for former Brookside actor and his associates
Read MoreJail sentence for plumbing fraudster who exploited vulnerable homeowners
21st February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA man from Bolton who targeted victims across the North West has been sentenced to 4 years in prison at Bradford Crown Court today, after defrauding vulnerable customers out of a total of £250,000.
Read MoreFraudsters sentenced for dangerous building work
5th February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesThree men who carried out inadequate and dangerous building work that cost victims thousands of pounds have been sentenced at Newport Crown Court.
Read MoreSerial fraudster who targeted residents jailed
3rd February 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA serial fraudster and repeat offender who defrauded his victims out of more than £75,000 has been sentenced to a further three years and nine months in prison.
Read MoreKent Trading Standards call time on vehicle clocking criminals
24th January 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesFour round trips to the moon - that is the equivalent mileage removed from odometers by a trio sentenced following an extensive vehicle fraud investigation by Kent Trading Standards.
Read MoreBirmingham counterfeiter sentenced to 4 ½ years in prison
6th January 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA Birmingham man was sentenced on 2 January 2025 to 4 ½ years imprisonment at Birmingham Crown Court after previously pleading guilty to a charge of conspiracy to counterfeiting.
Read MoreTV fire stick seller jailed for two years
3rd January 2025 • Posted in News ArticlesA man from Halifax who sold modified TV fire sticks that infringed copyright laws has been sentenced to two years behind bars at York Crown Court today (3 January).
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