Scams and doorstep crime

Scams and doorstep crime can include emails, phone calls and visits to your home.

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Trading standards information bulletins

Croydon Trading Standards operates an information network that sets out to inform all sectors of our community of up-to-date articles concerning scams or suspect individuals thought to be operating in the borough.

The idea is to make information available to residents and consumers to help them identify potential issues and thus avoid being the victims of a scam. 

The network works through a variety of groups and organisations such as residents associations who forewarn their members, by further circulating the messages and bulletins about some of the scams operating by including articles in their newsletters, on notice boards and by word of mouth.

You can report any instances of rogue and scam trading to the Citizens Advice consumer service. You can either:

If your organisation would like to join our information network and receive bulletins, please complete and return an information network application (DOC, 25KB)

Bulletins

2025 to 2026

2024 to 2025