An audio version of the Trading Standards Scotland ScamShare bulletin from 29 February 2024

A discussion between Trading Standards Scotland, the Scottish SPCA, Police Scotland, SCOTSS and Vistalworks to highlight the consequences of buying puppies from low-welfare farms or dealers and to provide guidance to the public on how to buy a puppy safely. The Scottish SPCA are also keen to encourage responsible puppy breeders to sign up to their Assured Puppy breeder scheme - find out more at www.saynotopuppydealers.co.uk

(Music credit: Pictures of the Floating World - 01 England)

In the Scottish Illegal Money Lending Unit's first podcast, we find out how the team can support people who have borrowed from an illegal lender and how they raise awareness of the issues that borrowing from a loan shark can cause.

(Music credit: We Are Stardust by Ketsa is licensed under a Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.)

As part of our annual anti-counterfeiting campaign, we aim to give consumers guidance on how to avoid unwittingly buying counterfeit goods online and to highlight the dangerous and unhygienic aspects of the industry.  With more shopping being done online this year and with more people dealing with tighter budgets, we've asked experts from the Anti-Counterfeiting Group, Electrical Safety First and Vistalworks to provide consumers with guidance and top tips to help them shop safely online and to avoid potentially dangerous fakes.

As part of our annual anti-counterfeiting campaign, we aim to give consumers guidance on how to avoid unwittingly buying counterfeit toys online and to hightlight the dangerous and unhygeinic aspects of the industry.  With more shopping being done online this year and with more people dealing with tighter budgets, we've asked experts from the British Toy & Hobby Association, SCOTSS and Snapdragon to provide consumers with guidance and top tips to help them buy toys safely online and to avoid potentially dangerous fakes.

A discussion between Trading Standards Scotland, Home Energy Scotland and Age Scotland to help Scottish consumers recognise and avoid energy scams and to point them towards legitimate and impartial information and advice on installing and upgrading energy efficiency measures in their home.