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Leyburn and District

Andy Fox

Event type: Meeting
Date: 16th January 2026
Time: 10:30 am
Venue: LACC

Andy is a retired Police Inspector, who after retiring from Cleveland Police in 2013 worked for 4 years in Trading Standards investigating rogue traders. After that he spent a further 6 years in Economic Crime at North Yorkshire Police and the Regional Organised Crime Unit, helping victims of fraud.
Fraud is something that affects every one of us on a daily basis; scam emails, phone calls, text messages. How can you spot a fraud and how can you best protect yourself from becoming a victim. Andy will explain how fraud works, how to spot a fraud and what you should do if you become a victim.