Two suspected rogue traders have been arrested in connection with allegations they targeted elderly victims in Dartford. The men were detained after police had been alerted by a bank, on…
Margate Magistrates Court… Shops in Folkestone, selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco, have been ordered to close for three months by magistrates. Shanga Shop in Sandgate Road, Folkestone, and Star Shop,…
A fraudster who helped trick people into paying for cars that did not exist has had his own Porsche seized under the Proceeds of Crime Act. The 32-year-old man from…
Two days of enforcement action concerning the use of Blue Badges in Canterbury have been carried out by Kent County Council’s Counter Fraud team in conjunction with the city council’s…
A jail term has been imposed on a man who was arrested while trying to leave the country with a large amount of cash and false documents. Dorjan Stafa, 36,…
A teenager has been jailed after committing a series of thefts and frauds in Gillingham. Rawand Khshman targeted vehicles during the hours of darkness, between Saturday 15 and Saturday 22…
Kent County Council Kent County Council Trading Standards are alerting residents in East Farleigh and Tonbridge after reports of householders being targeted by cold callers claiming to work for a…
Pensioners targeted by fraudsters – Library image… Residents are warned to be vigilant after phone fraudsters, in the Tonbridge area, posing as police officers made attempts to trick pensioners into…
Two men have been sentenced after they illegally sold and retransmitted broadcasts produced by Sky and BT Sports and further enabled the unauthorised distribution of on-demand films. On Friday 21…
HMRC officer seizes evidence following coordinated operation across England into large scale tax repayment fraud Photo: HMRC Four men have been arrested as part of a coordinated operation across England…
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