Are you aware of these scams?

Published 11 February 2015

Neighbourhood Watch logo We have been advised by Neighbourhood Watch that telephone scams are particularly prevalent at the moment. Numbers 5 and 20 in the list linked to below are especially common.

Apart from keeping yourself aware, are there elderly or vulnerable people you know who could you could keep informed?

Please follow the link to download the updated Scambook from the OWL website, listing scams targeting residents and businesses.

SCAMBOOK February 2015 (403 KB)

[+]2025 (1)
- [+] January (1)
  - SID sign
[+]2024 (19)
- [+] December (1)
  - Co-option of Parish Councillors to the 2 Vacant Seats
- [+] October (1)
  - West Midlands Firearms will be using the old girl’s school for specialist training 6-10pm during November
- [+] September (3)
- [+] August (1)
  - Connect Fibre
- [+] July (3)
- [+] June (2)
  - Notice of the completion of Annual Accounts. Exercise of public rights commences 1st July for 30 working days.
  - Notice of Parish Council meeting 26th June 2024
- [+] May (1)
  - Abbots Bromley Parish Assembly
- [+] April (2)
  - Parish Council Assembly 2024
  - Notice of Parish Council meeting 24th April 2024
- [+] March (1)
  - Community Update
- [+] February (1)
  - Notice of Parish Council meeting 28th Feb 2024
- [+] January (3)
[+]2023 (32)
- [+] December (1)
  - December Bulletin
- [+] November (2)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting 29th November 2023
  - Parish Council Surgery 25th November
- [+] October (5)
- [+] September (2)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting 27th September 2023
  - Issue with emails not being received
- [+] August (3)
- [+] July (4)
- [+] June (2)
  - Notice of Temporary Road Closure School House Lane 15th July 2023
  - Notice of June's Parish Council meeting
- [+] May (3)
- [+] April (3)
- [+] March (1)
  - Notice of Parish Council meeting 29th March 2023
- [+] February (2)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting 22nd February 2022
  - Report on the Abbots Bromley Parish Neighbourhood Plan received
- [+] January (4)
[+]2022 (24)
- [+] November (2)
  - November Parish Council Meeting
  - Road Closure Order for Remembrance Sunday
- [+] October (2)
  - October Parish Council Meeting 26th October 2022
  - Extraordinary Parish Council Meeting
- [+] September (6)
- [+] July (1)
  - Notice of Abbots Bromley Parish Council July Meeting
- [+] June (2)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday, 29th June
  - Vacancy for Parish Clerk for Abbots Bromley
- [+] May (4)
- [+] April (3)
- [+] March (1)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting on 30th March 2022
- [+] February (2)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting on Wednesday, 23rd February 2022
  - Abbots Bromley Neighbourhood Plan
- [+] January (1)
  - Notice For Parish Council Meeting - Wednesday, 26th January 2022
[+]2021 (30)
- [+] December (2)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting
  - Notice of Parish Council Vacancy
- [+] November (2)
  - Neighbourhood Development Plan - Draft 3
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting - 24th November 2021
- [+] October (1)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting - 27th October 2021
- [+] September (1)
  - Notice of Parish Council Meeting - 29th September 2021
- [+] August (1)
  - Abbots Bromley Horn Dance - 6th September 2021
- [+] July (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting 28th July 2021
- [+] June (1)
  - Abbots Bromley Parish Council Meeting - 30th June 2021
- [+] May (3)
- [+] April (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting 28th April 2021
  - Staffordshire County Council Election Notices
- [+] March (4)
- [+] February (2)
  - Agenda and Documents for Parish Council Meeting 24th February 2021
  - Neighbourhood Development Plan Revised Timeline
- [+] January (10)
[+]2020 (32)
- [+] December (3)
- [+] November (2)
  - Notice of Vacancy in Office of Councillor - November 2020
  - Parish Council Meeting - 25 November 2020
- [+] October (2)
  - Vacancy for Parish Councillor - October 2020
  - Parish Council Meeting - 28 October 2020
- [+] September (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 30 September 2020
  - Neighbour of the Year Award 2020 Now Open
- [+] August (2)
  - 2020 Horn Dance Cancelled
  - Accounts for the year ended 31st March 2020
- [+] July (5)
- [+] June (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 24 June 2020
- [+] May (1)
  - Message From the Parish Council - May 2020
- [+] April (5)
- [+] March (6)
- [+] February (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 26 February 2020
  - Vacancy for Parish Councillor - February 2020
- [+] January (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 29 January 2020
[+]2019 (43)
- [+] December (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 02 January 2020
- [+] November (4)
- [+] October (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 30 October 2019
  - Temporary Road Closure Order - Sunday 10 November 2019
- [+] September (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 25 September 2019
  - AB Neighbourhood Development Plan Survey – September 2019
- [+] August (2)
  - AB Neighbourhood Development Plan Update – August 2019
  - Road Closures - Sunday 1st and Monday 9th September 2019
- [+] July (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 31 July 2019
  - Neighbourhood Plan Funding Success - June 2019
- [+] June (3)
- [+] May (6)
- [+] April (7)
- [+] March (7)
- [+] February (5)
- [+] January (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 30 January 2019
  - Parish Council Meeting - 09 January 2019
[+]2018 (34)
- [+] December (1)
  - Trustee Vacancy for Abbots Bromley Hospital (Almshouses)
- [+] November (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 28 November 2018
  - Temporary Road Closure - Sunday 11 November 2018
- [+] October (4)
- [+] September (3)
- [+] July (5)
- [+] June (6)
- [+] May (4)
- [+] April (2)
  - IRONMAN on Sunday 10 June 2018
  - Parish Council Meeting - 25 April 2018
- [+] March (2)
  - Act now against dog fouling
  - Reservoir Causeway Closure - 25 March 2018
- [+] February (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 28 March 2018
  - Parish Council Meeting - 28 February 2018
- [+] January (3)
[+]2017 (23)
- [+] December (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 03 January 2018
- [+] November (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 29 November 2017
- [+] October (3)
- [+] September (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 22 September 2017
  - Conclusion of Audit - period ending 31 March 2017
- [+] August (2)
  - Road Closures on Monday 11th September 2017
  - Abbots Bromley a winner in 2017 Best Kept Village
- [+] July (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 26 July 2017
- [+] June (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 28 June 2017
  - Radmore Lane Closure - Monday 03 July 2017
- [+] May (4)
- [+] April (1)
  - 'Village Spring Clean' Sunday 23 April 2017
- [+] March (1)
  - County Council Election
- [+] February (4)
- [+] January (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 25 January 2017
[+]2016 (40)
- [+] December (4)
- [+] November (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 30 November 2016
  - Local Housing Needs Assessment - 1st December 2016
- [+] September (7)
- [+] August (1)
  - ABPNDP News and Events - Summer 2016
- [+] July (1)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 27 July 2016
- [+] June (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 29 June 2016
  - Notice of Audit - period ending 31 March 2016
- [+] May (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 25 May 2016
  - Annual Parish Assembly - 18 May 2016
- [+] April (5)
- [+] March (2)
  - The deadline of 31st March is very close!
  - Abbots Bromley Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan
- [+] February (14)
[+]2015 (28)
- [+] December (1)
  - Open Art Exhibition - January 2016
- [+] November (1)
  - Village Meeting - Neighbourhood Plan - 18 November 2015
- [+] September (2)
  - Road Closures - Sunday 12th June 2016
  - Neighbourhood Plan - First step
- [+] August (1)
  - Road Closures - Monday 7th September 2015
- [+] July (1)
  - Temporary Recycling Facility at Uttoxeter
- [+] June (3)
- [+] May (4)
- [+] April (4)
- [+] March (5)
- [+] February (2)
  - Are you aware of these scams?
  - Will you have your say?
- [+] January (4)
[+]2014 (23)
- [+] December (2)
  - Waste Collection Dates for 2015
  - Christmas waste collection
- [+] November (1)
  - Superfast Broadband for Abbots Bromley?
- [+] October (2)
  - Ben Holder Jazz Quartet, Saturday October 18th
  - Bonfire Night 2014
- [+] September (3)
- [+] August (1)
  - St Nicholas Church - Update
- [+] July (1)
  - ABSA Fundraising Dinner and Auction
- [+] June (2)
  - Finfest 2014
  - Open Gardens - Sunday 6th July 2014
- [+] May (3)
- [+] April (4)
- [+] March (2)
  - Gospel Choir Evening – Success!!!
  - High Speed Broadband Update - March 2014
- [+] February (1)
  - St Nicholas Church – Abbots Bromley
- [+] January (1)
  - St. Nicholas Church, Abbots Bromley
[+]2013 (33)
- [+] December (1)
  - Christmas and New Year waste collections 2013/14
- [+] November (3)
- [+] October (1)
  - Pre-Submission Local Plan Consultation
- [+] September (3)
- [+] August (3)
- [+] July (2)
  - Open Gardens - Sunday 14th July: Abbots Bromley Village
  - Bagot Arms Annual BBQ 2013
- [+] June (2)
  - Schools transport consultation - update
  - Horn Dance Sunday Special 2nd June 2013
- [+] May (3)
- [+] April (4)
- [+] March (3)
- [+] February (3)
- [+] January (5)
[+]2012 (21)
- [+] December (5)
- [+] November (3)
- [+] October (2)
  - PCC Election on 15th November 2012
  - Burning desire to try something new?
- [+] September (1)
  - Road Closure on Horn Dance Day
- [+] May (4)
- [+] April (3)
- [+] March (3)
[+]2011 (30)
- [+] December (3)
- [+] November (3)
- [+] October (3)
- [+] September (2)
  - Extraordinary Meeting of the Parish Council - 12 October 2011
  - Young Farmers Joining Up Night - 28th September 2011
- [+] August (4)
- [+] May (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 22June 2011
  - Parish Council Meeting - 18 May 2011
- [+] April (3)
- [+] March (2)
  - Revised surgey opening hours
  - Abbots Bromley Hospital looks for new trustee
- [+] February (4)
- [+] January (4)
[+]2010 (9)
- [+] December (2)
  - Parish Council Meeting - 5 January 2011
  - Burn off some of those Christmas calories
- [+] October (1)
  - Get out and about with Ridware YFC
- [+] September (1)
  - Public meeting about proposed Wind Farm on 6 October 2010
- [+] July (1)
  - Abbots Bromley walks update
- [+] May (1)
  - Annual Parish Assembly - 19 May 2010
- [+] April (2)
  - Free trial swimming lessons in Abbots Bromley
  - Abbots Bromley Hospital Almshouse Vacancy
- [+] March (1)
  - Winning Ways to Support Your Village Hall
[+]2009 (11)
- [+] November (2)
  - News for young people in Abbots Bromley
  - Village Grass Cutting: Invitation to Tender
- [+] October (1)
  - Vacancy for Clerk to Parish Council
- [+] August (1)
  - Autumn fitness
- [+] July (1)
  - Abbots Bromley Circular Walks
- [+] May (2)
  - 2009 Annual Report available
  - Vacancy for Parish Councillor - May 2009
- [+] April (1)
  - Walk from the Butter Cross on Sunday 19th April 2009
- [+] March (1)
  - March 2009 Parish Council Meeting
- [+] February (1)
  - Opus Theatre Company "Bride or Groom" on 7th March 200
- [+] January (1)
  - Recycling Developments in 2009
[+]2008 (18)
- [+] December (1)
  - Vacancy for Parish Councillor
- [+] November (1)
  - November 2008 Parish Council Meeting
- [+] October (3)
- [+] September (2)
  - Your Village Hall needs YOU
  - Exercise Classes in Abbots Bromley
- [+] August (1)
  - Wednesday evening reservoir walk
- [+] June (3)
- [+] May (2)
  - 2008 Annual Report available
  - Youth meeting on Monday 12th May
- [+] April (1)
  - Parish Assembly at 8pm on Wednesday 21st May 2008
- [+] February (1)
  - Growing Old Disgracefully - 22nd March 2008
- [+] January (3)
[+]2007 (25)
- [+] November (4)
- [+] September (2)
  - Neighbourhood Watch Week
  - How Safe is your Electric Blanket?
- [+] August (3)
- [+] July (2)
  - Fun Day Charity Fly-In Sunday 12th August
  - Closure of B5014 between Abbots Bromley and Blithbury
- [+] June (1)
  - Rights of Way Improvement Plan
- [+] May (2)
  - Temporary Closure of Goose Lane
  - Drop it and you'll cop it, No Excuses!!
- [+] April (2)
  - Jubilee Cup winners 2007
  - This one is for you
- [+] March (3)
- [+] February (4)
- [+] January (2)
  - Council receives newsletter grant
  - Parish Council sets budget for next year
[+]2006 (26)
- [+] December (3)
- [+] November (2)
  - Parish Council Supports First Responders
  - Keep Your Post Office
- [+] October (3)
- [+] September (3)
- [+] August (5)
- [+] July (2)
  - Renewal of Water Mains
  - Staffordshire Local Transport Plan
- [+] June (1)
  - Successful year for Bowls Club
- [+] May (1)
  - Sustainability Event
- [+] April (2)
  - The Importance of Being Earnest
  - Parish Assembly 2006 - but not as you know it...
- [+] March (2)
  - Proposed Modifications to the Local Plan
  - Vacancy for diasbled person
- [+] February (1)
  - Parish Council opposes merger of Ambulance Trusts
- [+] January (1)
  - Are the Players Going to Pot?
[+]2005 (33)
- [+] December (2)
  - Close the Curtains on Burglars
  - Working on your own in the village?
- [+] November (5)
- [+] October (2)
  - Uttoxeter Road roadworks
  - Abbots Bromley Show Committee
- [+] August (3)
- [+] July (4)
- [+] June (4)
- [+] April (2)
  - Wind farm application withdrawn
  - Saturday Teas in Church House
- [+] March (5)
- [+] February (5)
- [+] January (1)
  - Unwanted Vehicles Amnesty
[+]2004 (14)
- [+] December (1)
  - More Magistrates needed in Staffordshire
- [+] November (2)
  - New lighting in Goose Lane
  - Railway line through Abbots Bromley?
- [+] October (4)
- [+] September (1)
  - Consultation on Clean Neighbourhoods
- [+] August (2)
  - Local Plan Review - 2nd Deposit
  - Abbots Bromley Village Show 2004
- [+] June (1)
  - Parish Council Annual Report
- [+] May (2)
  - Abbots Bromley Parish Council Surgeries
  - Abbots Bromley Village Show
- [+] April (1)
  - Afternoon tea in Abbots Bromley

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