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Residents and businesses are being warned not to fall victim to a telephone scam where they are offered an energy bill rebate. Caerphilly County Bo...

POLICE are advising Wolverhampton residents to be vigilant following two 'bogus official' burglaries yesterday.

Have you been scammed, or do you want to see action to stamp out common fraud and scams? Caerphilly County Citizens Advice Bureau wants to enlist t...

Cold calling has been banned in two streets in Springfield, near Pontllanfraith, to ward off bogus callers. More than 100 properties on Elim Way an...

Staffordshire Police is warning people to be on their guard against suspicious callers at the door following a distraction-type burglary in Stoke-o...

A charity which raises money for children with brain injuries and had donations stolen by a bogus collector has had some of the cash back. Gwent Po...

Gwent Police has revealed details about some of the bizarre and time-wasting 999 calls it receives. Each year the force gets about 1,000 bogus 999 ...

Caerphilly County Borough Council is warning residents to be vigilant after reports of bogus callers at houses claiming to be from the local author...

A drama company is staging a play about bogus callers at Shelfield Academy. Housing provider whg and Walsall Partnership is bringing Solomon Associ...

A Risca woman was saved from losing thousands of pounds thanks to a quick-thinking staff member from Barclays Bank. Two men recently called by the ...

Residents in two Nelson streets have peace of mind against the possibility of cold calling and doorstep crime, with the introduction of a ‘No Col...

Hundreds of vulnerable residents in the Gelligaer and New Tredegar areas are to have intercom systems installed in their homes for free. Bargoed an...

Please be advised of a scam involving bogus council staff.  A person turned up at a building site at 2.30pm on a Friday afternoon.  He said that...

A nominated neighbour scheme is being launched to tackle bogus callers and distraction thefts in Nantwich. The project, run by Cheshire East Counci...

Residents in Wolverhampton are being urged to be extra vigilant following a number of distraction burglaries this week. Related posts:Police warnin...

IT has been revealed that less than one in 100 bogus 999 callers are being prosecuted each year. In 2009-10 there were 2,931 hoax calls made to Sco...

The dangers of unwanted cold callers was made apparent to one sprightly pensioner at a trading standards event last week. Marian Davies, from Bargo...

Residents across the Caerphilly County Borough are being warned to be vigilant after reports of scam telephone calls. There have been two recent in...

Last week a warning was made about a bogus chairlift repairer who visited a house in the Trent Vale area.  His visit was on Wednesday. We have now...

On Tuesday, 5th October an elderly lady living in the Trent Vale area had a telephone call from a man purporting to be working for Stannah.  He sa...

An elderly woman had a “significant” sum of cash stolen after two bogus water board officials called at her home. Police are appealing for info...

By Christine Lavelle POLICE in Fife are warning residents to be alert to bogus callers in the area, following a string of suspicious house calls in...

On Tuesday afternoon, (8th June) there was a bogus official type offence In the afternoon in Richmond Road, Hanford. Two men called at the home of ...