Richmond Trading Standards

is fighting scam mail by making February “Scamnesty Month”. The

nationwide campaign runs from the 1st - 26th

February.

Most scam mail, while having UK post

stamps, is normally sent by criminals located overseas. The criminals

target pensioners who are slightly confused and forgetful as they are

easily to manipulate. Details of the victims are then put on a

“suckers list” and so they then become repeat victims often

receiving 100s of scam letters a day. Once they

realise their mistake victims are often too frightened and embarrassed to say

anything and many lose their life savings in the process.

Help Trading Standards to tackle the scammers by placing your scam letters at the bins in these locations:

Teddington Library ,Waldegrave Road ,Teddington ,TW1 8NY

Heathfield Library,Percy Road ,Whitton ,TW2 6JL

Hampton Hill Library ,Windmill Road ,Hampton Hill,TW12 1RF

Twickenham library, Garfield Road, Twickenham, TW1 3JT

Civic Centre, 44 York Street, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ

More information can be found on how to

deal with Scam Mail from the Consumer Direct Website

http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/scamnesty/