ChrisMadden published Woman conned out of £17k by bogus trading standards...

A WOMAN was conned out of £17,000 by a gang who claimed to be from trading standards.Surrey Police is urging residents to remain vigilant after the incident where the victim was tricked into believing she was owed compensation in relation to work which had been carried out on her driveway. The suspects told her they were working with police at Scotland Yard and conned her into making payments totalling £170,000.Today Surrey Police offered the following advice on avoiding falling...

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