Warning over ‘bin cancellation refund’ bank details scam

A warning has been issued a warning after a scammer tried to glean bank details from a resident via a scam involving a bin.

The householder received a telephone call from a company falsely telling her that collection of garden waste bin was being cancelled and requested her bank details in order to give a refund.

The company stated that they could no longer afford to offer this service and were refunding consumers.

The incident took place up the road in Flintshire, and a spokesperson for the Trading Standards department said:

“If any residents are cold called on the telephone from this company or a similar company claiming to cancel the brown bin service do not provide them with any personal details including bank details, please hang up the telephone, this is a scam, the brown bin service is provided by Flintshire County Council and is not being cancelled.”

In Wrexham the bin services are run by Wrexham Council and there is no indications of any cancellations or changes, so beware of similar scams being attempted.

Trading Standards are advising anyone to report incidents to Citizens Advice Service on: 03454 04 05 06.