Reporting scams and help with identifying scams
Action Fraud is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime. Please contact them if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cyber crime.
Action Fraud is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cybercrime. Please contact them if you have been scammed, defrauded or experienced cyber crime.
Citizens Advice provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to on their rights and responsibilities.
Visit Citizens Advice www.citizensadvice.org.uk or call free phone - 0808 250 5050.
Citizens Advice provide free, independent, confidential and impartial advice to on their rights and responsibilities.
Visit Citizens Advice www.citizensadvice.org.uk or call free phone - 0808 250 5050.
Scams affect the lives of millions of people across the UK. Friends Against Scams is a national Trading Standards scams team initiative, which aims to protect and prevent people from becoming victims by empowering everyone to 'take a stand against scams'.
Find out more at www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk.
Scams affect the lives of millions of people across the UK. Friends Against Scams is a national Trading Standards scams team initiative, which aims to protect and prevent people from becoming victims by empowering everyone to 'take a stand against scams'.
Find out more at www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk.
Trading Standards Services in South West England offer a range of advice to help prevent people being conned by rogue traders and scammers.
Please see the advice leaflet at General Scam Advice.
Trading Standards Services in South West England offer a range of advice to help prevent people being conned by rogue traders and scammers.
Please see the advice leaflet at General Scam Advice.
Think Jessica is a registered Charity supported by countless agencies, organisations and police forces nationwide, which have joined forces to make people aware of the danger, and financial implications of scams which target people in their own homes.
Visit www.thinkjessica.com.
Think Jessica is a registered Charity supported by countless agencies, organisations and police forces nationwide, which have joined forces to make people aware of the danger, and financial implications of scams which target people in their own homes.
Visit www.thinkjessica.com.
Age UK’s vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older by offering help and support for every aspect of life.
Find out more at www.ageuk.org.uk.
They also have a local branch at Age UK Gloucestershire, which offers advice, support and friendship. Please visit www.ageuk.org.uk/gloucestershire.
Age UK’s vision is to make the UK a great place to grow older by offering help and support for every aspect of life.
Find out more at www.ageuk.org.uk.
They also have a local branch at Age UK Gloucestershire, which offers advice, support and friendship. Please visit www.ageuk.org.uk/gloucestershire.
Your Circle is a local directory to help you find your way around health and care and connect with people, places and activities in Gloucestershire.
Visit Your Circle www.yourcircle.org.uk.
Your Circle is a local directory to help you find your way around health and care and connect with people, places and activities in Gloucestershire.
Visit Your Circle www.yourcircle.org.uk.
Telephone Preference Service is a free service where you can opt out of receiving unsolicited sales or marketing calls. It works for both fixed and mobile telephone numbers and while it does not stop all calls, it will reduce the number you receive.
Visit www.tpsonline.org.uk.
Mailing Preference Service is a free service will help to prevent the amount of unsolicited direct mailings you receive from organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Visit www.mpsonline.org.uk.
Fundraising Preference service allows you to control the nature and frequency of direct marketing communications received from fundraising organisations registered in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Visit www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/complaints/fundraising-preference-service.
Telephone Preference Service is a free service where you can opt out of receiving unsolicited sales or marketing calls. It works for both fixed and mobile telephone numbers and while it does not stop all calls, it will reduce the number you receive.
Visit www.tpsonline.org.uk.
Mailing Preference Service is a free service will help to prevent the amount of unsolicited direct mailings you receive from organisations in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Visit www.mpsonline.org.uk.
Fundraising Preference service allows you to control the nature and frequency of direct marketing communications received from fundraising organisations registered in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
Visit www.fundraisingregulator.org.uk/complaints/fundraising-preference-service.
Royal Mail provide a free service to enable householders to Opt Out from Royal Mail door-to-door by stopping the delivery of all unaddressed items, including those addressed ‘To The Occupier’.
To complete the form, visit their how to opt out of advertising mail page.
Royal Mail provide a free service to enable householders to Opt Out from Royal Mail door-to-door by stopping the delivery of all unaddressed items, including those addressed ‘To The Occupier’.
To complete the form, visit their how to opt out of advertising mail page.
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