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PRO INSTALLER AUGUST 2015
PRO BUSINESS
@proinstaller1
GGF ALERTED
TO SCRAPPAGE
SCHEME SCAM
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) has recently
been informed of a scrappage scheme scam with the
fraudsters falsely claiming
that the GGF offers rebates
for old windows being replaced under Green Deal and
ECO.
Nigel Rees, GGF Group Chief
Executive commented: “To make
the public aware of this scam and
to try and prevent homeowners
being duped, we will be issuing a
statement to the mainstream media, Trading Standards and Action
Fraud, stating that; the GGF neither operates nor funds any such
scrappage scheme. We also urge
anyone who has been a victim of
a scam or has experienced scam
callers to report them directly to
Action Fraud.”
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The GGF received information of
the scam from two independent
sources from a Trading Standards
Officer at the recent Chartered
Trading Standards Institute Conference in Bournemouth and from a
GGF Member.
The GGF urges all companies to
report any frauds in the industry
by contacting Action Fraud UK in
the following ways:
Telephone: 0300 123 2040
Via their online reporting tool
http://www.actionfraud.police.
uk/
Action Fraud is the UK’s national
fraud and crime reporting centre. It provides a central point of
contact about fraud a