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Get wise, don’t get scammed this summer

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Birmingham residents are being urged to get wise to the tricks con artists and rogue traders use, by attending a series of free roadshows across the city in July. During Scam Awareness Month, Birmingham City Council’s Trading Standards officers are inviting people to come to these events, which aim to equip people with the skills […]

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Car part firm directors ordered to pay £15,963

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Three brothers who ran a Birmingham-based car parts firm were given community orders and told to pay £15,963 in costs and compensation for misleading customers who ordered items from their company at Birmingham Crown Court today (3 July 2017). French Car Spares Ltd traded from Port Hope Industrial Estate, Port Hope Road, Birmingham. The three […]

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Former couple jailed for stealing more than £400k

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A Birmingham letting agent and her former boyfriend were today (22 April 2016) jailed for a total of 7 years for stealing more than £400,000 from a Sutton Coldfield lettings agency and its clients over two years. Amy Williams (28) of Farrier Close, Sutton Coldfield, was sentenced to four-and-a-half years imprisonment, after pleading guilty to […]

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National campaign to protect Muslims from scam travel firms

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British Muslims booking trips to Mecca this September to celebrate Hajj are being warned about the threat of fraudsters trying to con them with bogus travel packages. The City of London Police is this week (1-5 June) launching a national campaign targeted at keeping people out of the clutches of fraudsters as they search for […]

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