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Victims tricked into sending money to scammers will soon have new rights and better protection.

Banks receiving fraudulent transfers will be forced to deal with complaints if victims believe the bank didn’t do enough to prevent it. Plans will also allow victims to escalate their complaint to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which has the power to make a ruling and resolve the dispute.

This is great news – victims have told us it can be a real struggle to get their complaints heard and find out what happened to their missing cash.

Do you think banks should do more to stop processing fraudulent transactions?

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Have you seen this motorhome?

Stolen Fiat Ducato Motorhome - P387jyb

Hello, Gloucestershire Police have received a report of a motor-caravan that has been stolen. It was stolen between 21/06/2018 and 24/06/2018 from Brunel Way, Stonehouse but we have information that it may have been in Wotton Under Edge on Saturday 23/06/2018. The motorhome is very distinctive as it has a green horizontal stripe around the body. It is a white Fiat Ducato motorhome, registration number P387JYB. However, the number plates may have been removed. Pictures are attached to this email and will be put on our social media accounts. The crime reference number is CRN 18181/18. Please contact us on 101 and quote the above crime reference should you have any information that may assist with our investigation. You can also email us at iit@gloucestershire.pnn.police.uk, quote the crime reference in the subject line. https://twitter.com/GlosPolice_FCR - Follow us on Twitter Kind regards The Initial Investigation Team. https://www.immobilise.com - The UK National Property Register - Register your valuables to help reduce property crime and improve the chances of getting them back in the event of loss or theft. Attachments Cropped image of motorcaravan.jpg - 66.9 KB safe_image.jpg - 25.1 KB Cropped image of motorcaravan - rear .jpg - 79.3 KB

Agenda for July 2nd meeting of Maisemore Parish Council

The agenda for the Meeting of the Parish Council on Monday 2nd July 2018 at 7.30pm in the Committee Room of Maisemore Village Hall is now on the website here.

Previous agendas and minutes are available on the Agendas and Minutes page, accessed from the menu above.

Commemorating the end of World War I

Ros Lane write:

On Friday, 26 October 2018 Maisemore Local History Society with St Giles Church will commemorate the end of the 1914-1918 war, 100 years ago. Starting at 7:30 p.m. in St Giles Church, Rose Spence, historian, will give an illustrated talk entitled “1914-1918 Village Life during the Great War”. 

After her talk, Rev John Longuet-Higgins will give a short address. This will then be followed by refreshments and drinks. There is nothing to pay; just come along and remember those people of this village who walked out to fight for their country and never came back. We will remember them.

The Gloucestershire 2050 Vision

The world is changing fast and the County Council is keen not to let Gloucestershire get left behind. Big ideas are needed to make the most of the county’s assets whilst retaining young talent and attracting new jobs and investment.

Gloucestershire 2050 is a county-wide conversation to explore ideas and shape our long-term future together. You can take part in the Big Conversation until 31 July 2018 at glos2050.com.

Another nasty scam

Courier Fraud

The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau has identified an increasing number of reports submitted to Action Fraud from the public concerning courier fraud.   Fraudsters are contacting victims by telephone and purporting to be a police officer or bank official. To substantiate this claim, the caller might be able to confirm some easily obtainable basic details about the victim such as their full name and address. They may also offer a telephone number for the victim to call to check that they are genuine; this number is not genuine and simply redirects to the fraudster who pretends to be a different person. After some trust has been established, the fraudster will then, for example, suggest;   - Some money has been removed from a victim’s bank account and staff at their local bank branch are responsible. - Suspects have already been arrested but the “police” need money for evidence. - A business such as a jewellers or currency exchange is operating fraudulently and they require assistance to help secure evidence. Victims are then asked to cooperate in an investigation by attending their bank and withdrawing money, withdrawing foreign currency from an exchange or purchasing an expensive item to hand over to a courier for examination who will also be a fraudster. Again, to reassure the victim, a safe word might be communicated to the victim so the courier appears genuine.   At the time of handover, unsuspecting victims are promised the money they’ve handed over or spent will be reimbursed but in reality there is no further contact and the money is never seen again. Protect Yourself Your bank or the police will never: - Phone and ask you for your PIN or full banking password. - Ask you to withdraw money to hand over to them for safe-keeping, or send someone to your home to collect cash, PIN, cards or cheque books if you are a victim of fraud. Don’t assume an email or phone call is authentic Just because someone knows your basic details (such as your name and address or even your mother’s maiden name), it doesn’t mean they are genuine. Be mindful of who you trust – criminals may try and trick you into their confidence by telling you that you’ve been a victim of fraud   Stay in control If something feels wrong then it is usually right to question it. Have the confidence to refuse unusual requests for personal or financial information. For more information about how to protect yourself online visit www.cyberaware.gov.uk  and www.takefive.stopfraud.org.uk

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Fake texts warning

Watch Out For These Fake Texts About Your Ee Bill

For more information on how to stay secure online, visit www.cyberaware.gov.uk

Message Sent By Action Fraud (Action Fraud, Administrator, National)

Delays on Over roundabout works

Gloucestershire County Council is desperate to catch up on the Over roundabout works programme that has been delayed following the piling difficulties of late.  The problem appears to have been that the ground where the piling is going in was much harder than the surveys had indicated, so that alternative methods - and additional machinery - has been required.

 

In order to catch up, the Contractor requires a further week of night works  this week (25^th-29^th June) on the A40 westbound (Longford to Over). They are confident that next week's work should be sufficient to complete the piling and remove the night time closures.

 

Major Schemes Team Leader says, "I fully appreciate that this these overnight works and associated road closures have impacted many of your parishioners and I sincerely hope that my next update to you will be notifying you that we have completed piling."