Cost Of Living Crisis - Scams, Advice and Guidance
Advice and trusted information
Report scams
Report misleading websites, emails, phone number, calls or text messages you think may be suspicious to Advice Direct Scotland
- Telephone - 0808 164 6000 (Advice Direct Scotland)
- Website - www.consumeradvice.scot
Advice Direct Scotland will pass relevant information onto Trading Standards for further investigation.
If you think you’ve been a victim of a scam, If you’ve lost money to a scam or are worried that you have given your bank details to scammers - contact your bank, and Police Scotland on 101.
Financial support
For financial support, contact our Welfare Support Team
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telephone - 0800 090 1004
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email - welfare.support@highland.gov.uk
How to make a difference in your community
Sign up with the National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams Team’s Friends Against Scams or Business Against Scams schemes to learn for free about the different types of scams and how to spot and support a victim in the community.