Tricksters at Slough Age Concern
Elderly residents have been invited by Slough Borough Council’s trading standard’s team to a special musical to raise awareness of bogus traders.
The Slough show, Tricksters, will be performed on the 18th September by three professional actors presenting an energetic live story-telling event with music from the 1960’s.
Based on true stories, one of the characters, Sydney, becomes a victim of a rogue tarmac tradesman, while Mary thinks she’s won a holiday of a lifetime.
It was created to raise awareness of misleading prize draw lotteries, premium-rate promotions, psychic mailings and miracle health cures and to encourage people to report scams.
This show is developed through co-operation with Slough Borough Council trading standards, Thames Valley Police and Age Concern.
Keith Eaglestone, trading standards manager for Slough Borough Council, said: “We want to warn elderly residents of bogus traders and companies and offer them simple ways of combating these conmen.
“This show does just that. We did a similar performance last year at Age Concern and it was well received.
“A majority of the audience said they would contact trading standards if they had a problem in the future.”
Commissioner for public safety, Slough Cllr John Edwards, added: “It is vital that our elderly and vulnerable residents in the borough are made aware of scams and bogus traders.
“It’s heartbreaking to hear of the elderly being ripped-off by callous people posing as legitimate traders.
Slough Borough Council