Crime
Anti-scam toolkit for students launches
A resource to help students and young people avoid scams has been created
No place to hide for illicit tobacco
Illicit tobacco sellers are using ever more elaborate means of concealment, says Derby TS
H&F TS tackles football rip-offs
Hammersmith & Fulham TS has prosecuted an illegal trader selling football scarves
Brighton & Hove rogue warning
Brighton & Hove TS has seen an 'exceedingly worrying' rise in rogue builder complaints
‘Greedy’ rogue builder jailed
A fraudster in Suffolk used victims' money to pay for holidays and shopping trips
Illicit tobacco couple plead guilty
A husband and wife sold tens of thousands of pounds worth of illicit tobacco on Facebook
Essex TS concludes complex fraud case
Essex TS has brought a network of criminals who mis-sold solar equipment to justice
Illicit cigarettes seized in Staffs
Staffordshire TS has sniffed out a large haul of illicit cigarettes, tobacco and vapes
NTS campaign targets scam stigma
NTS aims to take the stigma out of being scammed and to tackle underreporting
Rogues exploit extreme weather
CTSI warns of a rise in rogue trader reports in the wake of high winds and flooding
Jail for Plymouth rogue trader
A fraudster who tricked residents into unnecessary building work has been jailed
Counterfeit tobacco seller guilty
A Taunton shopkeeper who sold illicit tobacco must carry out 100 hours of community service
Crooked removal firm owners jailed
A removal firm scammed victims into paying thousands to get their property back
Thousands of illicit cigarettes seized
Bedford TS has seized £150,000 of illegal cigarettes between June and September
Falkirk rogue trader jailed for fraud
A rogue trader who defrauded elderly residents has been jailed after a TS investigation
Loan shark hit with POCA order
An illegal money lender must pay back £40,000 under the Proceeds of Crime Act