Advice for dealing with scams and fraud
Trading standards advice and guidance for dealing with scams and fraud.
Have you been scammed?
If you think you, or someone you know, may have been scammed you can report the scam to:
- the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline – telephone 0808 223 1133, or visit the website. You can also check if something might be a scam using the online scams helper
- – telephone 0300 123 2040
- – telephone 0303 123 1113 to report scam texts and nuisance sales calls
- –&²Ô²ú²õ±è;³Ù±ð±ô±ð±è³ó´Ç²Ô±ð 0800 111 6768 to report investment and pension scams
- the on 0300 555 2222, or visit the website to report a loan shark
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Help in dealing with scams
Age UK advice
- Have you been the victim of fraud? Report it to Action Fraud, the UK's national fraud and cyber-crime reporting centre.
- Criminals send thousands of emails to people in the hope they'll disclose private information. Learn how to spot them.
- Someone may come to your door with the aim of scamming you out of your money. We'll help you spot a bogus trader and other fraudsters.
- An estimated £1.2bn is lost to investment fraud each year. Find out how to spot a scam and use the FCA Warning List to check an opportunity.
- Nuisance calls can be annoying, frustrating and quite frightening. But there are some simple things that you can do to protect yourself.
- Sometimes it's difficult to spot the difference between scam mail and offers from legitimate companies. Watch out for these common signs.
- Support is available for the 3 million people who are victims of scams each year.