Officers seize appeal leaflets
POLICE and trading standards officers have stepped in and seized thousands of leaflets in Teignmouth.
The leaflets asked Teignmouth residents to leave out goods for collection to be donated to the poor in developing countries.
A spokesman for Devon trading standards said: "A van was stopped in Teignmouth and thousands of leaflets were seized when officers suspected the information they contained was misleading.
"Further investigations are now underway."
The leaflets asked for donations of clothes, jewellery and mobile phones and came from W&W Help Ltd.
Companies House confirmed W&W Help Ltd had been dissolved on Monday March 24 — before the collection date.
W&W Help Ltd has headquarters in North Woolwich, London.
No one was available for comment at the company.
For advice call Consumer Direct on 01854 040 506.
Comments
by donvill crouch, St albans herts al1 2pj
Wednesday, October 21 2009, 6:10PM
“the firm in your paper in march of this year as put leafllets in doors on the estate i live in today i checked your paper out as i believed the firm was not right could you tell me if they was found to be crooks if so who should i contact in my area about the leaflets please
Regards donvill crouch”