Scam Watch
Contact
For urgent Trading Standards matters, contact Aberdeenshire Council’s Trading Standards at 01467 537222. For non-urgent enquiries, please contact Consumer Advice Scotland at https://www.consumeradvice.scot/ or on 0808 164 6000. Contact Police Scotland on 999 if you need urgent assistance or 101 for non urgent matters. For more information about scams please visit Friends Against Scams at https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/ Please direct any media queries to news@aberdeenshire.gov.uk or 01467 538222 during office hours.
BBC Reporter Records HMRC Scam Phonecall
Trading Standards Bulletin 16
Archive Trading Standards Bulletins
Police Scotland Business Watch March 21
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Police Scotland Business Watch Feb 2021
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