Entries by Philip

Patch Allotment Open Day

  ALLOTMENT OPEN DAY – SATURDAY 16TH JULY A chance, from ten until four o’clock, to catch up with the latest developments on The Patch Allotments.  Pick up ideas for your own gardening aspirations, from the best of conventional to the plain quirky but effective. The beehives are now comfortably settled into their apiary and […]

Online Job Recruitment Fraud

The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) and Action Fraud have noticed a rise in the reporting of victims being recruited via Facebook to sell items for suspects on eBay – often stating that it is a quick way of making money. The items are said to be bankrupt stock, purchased via auctions, and need to […]

Wine Investment Fraud

A new investment fraud trend is targeting members of the public who are seeking to sell their wine investment.  Fraudsters agree to purchase the victim’s wine, but instead transfer the stock into their own account without paying the victim.  The fraudulently obtained wine is then believed to be sold on to other, unsuspecting victims.     […]