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Latest News
- Slough gets £10.4m for proposed cycle superhighway - Slough says it is developing preliminary designs for the scheme along the A4.
- Attempted murder arrest after man in 60s stabbed in Langley - The man was found stabbed in Market Lane, Langley, on Sunday in the early hours.
- Reading fire: Plaques for firefighters killed on duty in 1977 - David Barnes and Neil Goldsmith died fighting a fire in Elgar Road, Reading, in September 1977.
- BBC Young Dancer Adhya Shastry 'an inspiration' to young dancers - Adhya started dancing Bharatanatyam aged nine with a performing arts group in Reading.
Scams On The Rise
Posted by Administrator : Saturday 9th March 2013
KEEPING YOU ON YOUR TOES! It is important to keep up to date and on your toes when it comes to local fraud and scams. There are so many currently out there it is important you are aware of the more common and frequent ones.
The top ten are the rare metals scam, pensions liberation fraud, mobility aids, dodgy job offers (if it sounds too good to be true it probably is), lotteries, truancy fraud, wine scams, love (dating websites), land barking and carbon credit trading. It is important that you can spot a scam or fraud before it takes place, remember it can happen to anyone of us. Note: If it sounds too good to be true, it most likely is.