Local Locksmith London — Fake Google Maps Listing

If you received an invoice or callout from this company

Call your bank immediately. Credit card over £100 — Section 75. Debit card — chargeback. Report to Trading Standards: 0808 223 1133. Action Fraud: 0300 123 2040.

Company details

Company name	Local Locksmith London
Phone number	Unknown
Address	Isleworth / Brentford border, London TW7
Tags	london isleworth tw7 previously-suspended building-site

What we know

PREVIOUSLY SUSPENDED BY GOOGLE — now reinstated. Listed address is 2 Richmond Road, Isleworth TW7 7BL — confirmed as a false address. No locksmith business operates at this location. Address verified by direct observation on site. Google previously determined this listing violated their policies and suspended it for over a year. Google previously determined this listing violated their policies and suspended it for over a year. The listing has since been reinstated. Reviews do not name a specific locksmith or describe specific jobs — consistent with fabricated review pattern. The reinstatement of a previously suspended listing at an address confirmed as a building site is a direct failure of Google's own verification process. Google Maps listing coordinates: 51.468563, -0.323974.

What to do if you were charged by Local Locksmith London

Call your bank immediately

Credit card over £100 — Section 75 of the Consumer Credit Act 1974. Debit card — chargeback. Do this today.

Report to Trading Standards

Citizens Advice — 0808 223 1133. Give them the company name, amount quoted, amount charged.

Report to Action Fraud

0300 123 2040 or https://www.reportfraud.police.uk — especially if the invoice company name differs from the one you called.

Report to Ofcom

Report the phone number at ofcom.org.uk — this can get the number suspended and shut down the operation.

💰 Report VAT fraud to HMRC

If VAT was charged on your invoice — check the VAT number at gov.uk/check-uk-vat-number and report fraud to HMRC on 0800 788 887.

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