ADVICE FROM CHESHIRE POLICE

Ring 0845-458-0000 if you have any information for the police.

      The Police are frequently sent copies of emails received  from
      organisations  trying  illegally to recruit ‘money mules’.  These are
      often  along  the lines of persuading individuals that they can make money by 

receiving funds from abroad, then  transferring  them  on to another account.   

Send Dave Owens any information you have on these

but there are a couple of email addresses worth
      knowing for people who have received them:

      www.banksafeonline.org.uk   would  like  to  receive  any  suspicious
      ‘banking’  emails  and  will  attempt  to  shut down malicious sites.
      Anyone who  has  already  sent their banking details to one of these
      sites is in danger  of ‘identity  theft’  and  should  contact
      www.identitytheft.org.uk and their own bank as soon as possible.

There have been several incidents lately of someone attempting to make ‘Bogus Calls’.

Fortunately, after people have seen the press releases put out by the police, the would-be offender has not been allowed access into the houses he’s called on.

Cheshire Trading Standards officers say that the emerging problem with rogue traders is the impending change-over to digital television. When it comes to aerials, like any other purchase, it’s worth getting two or three estimates before making a purchase. If you get a clear reception with your existing aerial, the chances are 

it will be OK for digital signals.

 

The change over to digital TV for the Granada region is winter 2009, 

so there is no rush.

 

Further information is available from www.digitaluk.co.

 

Set-top boxes are now widely available sometimes at under £20. Changing to digital TV need not cost a fortune. As always, if you have any vulnerable neighbours or relatives, take some time to explain the changes and warn them not to spend money, there and then, on a doorstep trader.