Quality Tradespeople Scheme Joins the Fight Against Criminals

A GOVERNMENT Endorsed Quality Scheme for tradespeople, TrustMark, has joined the ‘Friends Against Scams’ campaign that aims to protect and prevent vulnerable people falling victim to industry scams.

Quality Tradespeople Scheme

The National Trading Standards (NTS) Scams team welcomed TrustMark’s Chief Executive Officer, Simon Ayers, to work as a SCAMbassador.

Together with the organisation, Simon will work to encourage all TrustMark employees, Scheme Operators and Registered Firms to become ‘friends’ and empower them and their wider communities to ‘Take a Stand Against Scams’.

Fight Against Criminals

Simon Ayers said, “Scams often target the most vulnerable people in society, but the reality is that anyone can become a victim of scams and it can have both a financial, as well as emotional impact on victims. We are really proud to join in with the work of the NTS Scams Team to highlight the scale of the problem and prevent people from being victims of scams.”

Louise Baxter, Team Manager, National Trading Standards Scams Team, added: “The tactics used by the criminals leave victims socially isolated and ashamed of telling their friends and families what’s really going on behind closed doors. It is fantastic that organisations like TrustMark are helping us tackle this problem on a national level and I would encourage all those that are interested in showing their support to join the campaign and be part of our growing ‘friends’ network.”