Think it’s a clam? It could be a scam

Seafood lovers have been caught by a fishy business scam hook, line and sinker.
Clr Clive HudsonClr Clive Hudson
Clr Clive Hudson

Door-step salesman have been offering what they claim is cut-price Halibut, Monk Fish and Sea Bass.

But when the customers open the boxes they have found cheaper varieties of fish.

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West Yorkshire Trading Standards has warned people to be on their guard.

Coun Clive Hudson, of the West Yorkshire Trading Standards Committee, said: “Officers from Trading Standards are very keen to hear from anyone who thinks they may have been victim to this or any similar scam.”

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