South Ribble Borough Council has warned residents to be mindful of calls from individuals posing as council workers. They were recently made aware of an incident involving a person contacted […]

Lancashire County Council Trading Standards Service are warning Prestonians to be aware of a fake NHS Covid passport scam. The scam has been duping people into handing over their financial […]

Trading Standards are urging Preston and Lancashire residents to be aware that fraudsters are trying to cash in this month during the build up to Christmas. Recent reports have included […]

A scam social media post encouraging people to apply for Omicron Covid-19 tests is currently doing the rounds in Preston and Lancashire. The county council’s Trading Standards team has received […]

Detectives investigating scams involving people claiming to be police officers want to speak to a man in connection with a report in Longridge. On Thursday 22 October a fraudster contacted […]

Fraud detectives are warning older people to be careful after there have been multiple reports of scammers targeting older people across Preston and Lancashire. Over the past three weeks, police […]

Across Lancashire, dodgy doorstep traders, bogus holiday offers and pretend Post Office texts are just some of the scams currently doing the rounds. A cold caller conned one resident in […]

Businesses in Preston are being warned of a new scam going round. Preston City Council want local businesses to be aware of the new scam, which involves a fake letter […]