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Journal of Trading Standards, Online Edition - JoTS Online

Welcome to the Journal of Trading Standards online edition, JoTS Online. Browse through our latest Articles - including Analysis, Opinion Pieces, Features and a selection of articles from our acclaimed print journal.

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Use of celebs in scam ads on the rise

Posted: 17 February 2025

UPDATES: The ASA has revealed a rise in scam adverts using celebrities, public figures and AI-generated deepfakes, with cryptocurrency, investment, slimming, travel and fake retail offers among the main threats.
 

CTSI: 'Swipe left on romance scams'

Posted: 13 February 2025

UPDATES: CTSI is warning consumers to be alert to romance scams this Valentine’s Day, as AI, deepfakes and long-term grooming tactics make online deception more convincing and damaging.
 

Builder sentenced for unfinished work

Posted: 10 February 2025

UPDATES: A Gloucester builder has received a suspended prison sentence and been ordered to repay victims after leaving poor-quality work unfinished and demanding further payments.
 

10,000 illicit tobacco products seized

Posted: 06 February 2025

UPDATES: Oxfordshire Trading Standards Officers removed almost 10,000 counterfeit and illicit cigarettes and tobacco products from shops across the county in a series of raids at the end of.
 

Shutters come down on Wiltshire shop

Posted: 03 February 2025

UPDATES: A shop in the Wiltshire town of Calne has been forced to close for three months after it was found to be selling illegal tobacco and vapes by.
 

Hefty fine for Oxfordshire trader

Posted: 15 January 2025

UPDATES: A substantial court penalty for an Oxfordshire trader underlines the consequences of breaching consumer protection law and reinforces the importance of robust local enforcement.
 

Runaway rogue roofer jailed

Posted: 14 January 2025

UPDATES: A persistent rogue roofer has been jailed after leaving consumers out of pocket, demonstrating the impact of coordinated Trading Standards investigations and successful prosecution.
 

'Abrasive' rogue builder jailed

Posted: 13 January 2025

UPDATES: Another rogue builder has received a custodial sentence after exploiting householders, sending a clear message that serious consumer fraud will be pursued through the courts.
 

Almost 10,000 cigarettes seized

Posted: 18 December 2024

UPDATES: A significant seizure of illicit cigarettes has disrupted the illegal tobacco trade while highlighting the wider links between counterfeit goods, organised crime and consumer harm.
 

Home improvement fraudsters jailed

Posted: 18 December 2024

UPDATES: Rogue traders who targeted householders with fraudulent home improvement work have been jailed following a lengthy investigation, sending a strong deterrent message to offenders operating in the sector.
 

Sniffer dog Boo scares illicit sellers

Posted: 06 December 2024

UPDATES: Specialist detection dog Boo continues to play a valuable role in uncovering illicit tobacco, demonstrating how innovative enforcement techniques are helping disrupt the illegal market.
 

Closure Order for illegal vape shop

Posted: 02 December 2024

UPDATES: Reading Trading Standards has secured a three-month Closure Order against a shop linked to years of illicit tobacco and vape sales, following repeated seizures, hidden stock discoveries and complaints about sales to children.
 

Illicit tobacco seller hit with hefty fine

Posted: 02 December 2024

UPDATES: A Dagenham shopkeeper and business have been fined after Barking and Dagenham Trading Standards found almost 2,000 illicit and counterfeit cigarettes hidden on the premises during Operation CeCe inspections.
 

Loan sharks on social media warning

Posted: 20 November 2024

UPDATES: Scotland’s illegal money lending watchdog is warning that loan sharks are using social media to target people under financial pressure, as Christmas costs and the wider cost-of-living crisis leave vulnerable borrowers exposed.
 

Father and son rogues sentenced

Posted: 18 November 2024

UPDATES: A father-and-son roofing operation has been sentenced after targeting elderly and vulnerable residents with unnecessary work, ignoring Trading Standards intervention and returning to extract further payment from victims.
 

Rogue builder hit with PoCA ruling

Posted: 14 November 2024

UPDATES: Bath & North East Somerset Trading Standards has secured a £108,085 Proceeds of Crime Act order against a builder who took large deposits, abandoned work and left customers facing serious financial losses.
 

'Cowboy builder' brought to justice

Posted: 12 November 2024

UPDATES: A Telford rogue trader who pressured an elderly homeowner into paying more than £60,000 for poor and unnecessary work has received a suspended sentence, underlining the risks faced by vulnerable consumers targeted at home.
 

Rogue trader guilty on five counts

Posted: 08 November 2024

UPDATES: Walsall Trading Standards has secured guilty verdicts against rogue builder Shane Steven Rollinson, whose poor work, false business identities and attempts to influence witnesses left customers thousands of pounds out of pocket.
 

Winter fuel payment scam alert

Posted: 07 November 2024

UPDATES: Cheshire West & Chester Trading Standards is warning pensioners about fake winter fuel payment texts that direct recipients to bogus websites and ask for personal and banking details.
 

East Riding TS make £14,500 seizure

Posted: 06 November 2024

UPDATES: East Riding Trading Standards has seized illicit tobacco and vape products worth £14,500 from Goole businesses, with hidden stock found during Operation CeCe raids supported by police and detection dogs.