Residents in Moray are being urged to remain vigilant following reports of bogus traders and cold callers in the region.

Householders with solar panels have recently started receiving cold calls, offering to supply upgrades or accessories with misleading claims such as an inverter requires replacing, a component is broken or faulty, or that a battery will boost the performance of the system.

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Elsewhere, local businesses are being approached by bogus traders trying to offload office supplies, with scams offering free ink cartridges and then delivering them alongside an invoice for hundreds of pounds.

The council's trading standards team have advised anyone who receives these types of calls not to provide information over the phone.

If works are required, contact the original supplier or installer of equipment or, if this isn't possible, approach several reliable companies and ask for a free, no-obligation quote.

(LM)