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A judge has ordered £6.5 million payback under the Proceeds of Crime Act as a result of what is believed to be the UK’s largest seizure of vehicles from a single rogue trader.
Read MoreThree people at the heart of a country-wide council tax re-banding scam were today sentenced by His Honour Judge Kearl QC at Leeds Crown Court, following a year-long investigation and prosecution by the National Trading Standards Scambuster Team.
Read MoreCommunities urged to support vulnerable residents and report doorstep callers.
Read MoreMore than 6,000 people have had money returned to them as a result of a new crackdown on prize draw mail scams.
Read MoreA Carmarthenshire rogue trader was jailed for 19 months after he failed to pay money back to the victims of his rogue trading.
Read MoreRoyal Mail and Trading Standards have joined forces to launch a new initiative to tackle scam mail in the postal system
Read MoreAvoid being conned by deceptive websites.
Read MoreIn June 2014 the National Trading Standards Scams Team and Royal Mail launched an initiative to return seized responses to prize draw mail scams before the money reached the hands of scammers.
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