Puppies for sale, the Cennus and bogus Royal Mail deliveries are some of the scams in operation in Warwickshire. Householders are being urged to beware of the latest tricks con artists are using to part the unsuspecting of their hard earned cash. Warwickshire’s trading standards team have compiled a list …
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Fraudsters are using text messages to get information such as bank account details and passwords. Highland Council Trading Standards team have been alerted to a smishing – the fraudulent practice of sending text messages purporting to be from reputable companies in order to induce individuals to reveal personal information, such …
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A newly-qualified RAF pilot was killed when an articulated lorry ploughed into the back of his car, a court has heard. Scott McConnell, 26, had stopped on the M40 near Warwick to help in a separate crash and sat in his VW Golf with his hazard lights on. HGV driver …
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Thieves in Edinburgh stole a postal worker’s van which was packed with parcels, before also helping themselves to her car from a Royal Mail depot. Police in Edinburgh are investigating two connected incidents which happened in the city on Wednesday. They’ve also issued a warning to couriers and delivery drivers, …
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Parcels crammed with cannabis have been intercepted by police at East Midlands Airport. Suspicions were raised during routine screening at a cargo firm at the Castle Donington airfield yesterday evening, Thursday March 4, according to police. Officers with East Midlands Airport Police were called to the unit and, on closer …
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The story of a former royal aide to Fergie who killed her millionaire boyfriend when he refused to marry her is to be explored in a new ITV documentary tonight. Jane Andrews was a former dresser to Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, and ended up with a life sentence …
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Humberside Police have issued a warning over a Royal Mail scam doing the rounds in the Hull area. The scam involves a text message sent to potential victims telling them there is a shipping fee that needs to be paid on a package. But if you click on the link …
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Royal Mail are trialing new uniforms for frontline staff – but posties have said the look is far from first class. The postal service unveiled the outfits to workers this week as part of a 12-week trial. They include unisex belts, black “hi-tech” leggings and hi-vis waterproofs. But postal workers …
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LONDON (AP) — Britain's Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a group of Nigerian farmers and fishermen can sue Royal Dutch Shell PLC in English … Source link
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A teenager used Bitcoin to buy ecstasy tablets on the dark web from a supplier in Holland who sent them to him concealed in a DVD case. And after the package – which had Dylan Bailey’s name and address on it – was intercepted at the Royal Mail’s international logistics …
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