Lock Serv Limited — Locksmith Scam Profile

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	Lock Serv Limited
Phone number	0330 058 2995 — multiple numbers
Address	London — UK-wide
Tags	london companies-house invoice-mismatch elderly-victim vat-fraud impersonation 2024 2025 2026

What we know

FULLY DOCUMENTED. Company No. 14063939. VAT GB503701827. DELIBERATELY IMPERSONATING legitimate company Lock Serv Locksmiths Ltd (lockserv.co.uk) — genuine company has posted prominent warning on their own Trustpilot and website: "Another company called Lock Serv Limited has been impersonating Lock Serv Locksmiths Limited and overcharging customers. They are NOT connected to us." ACTION FRAUD REFERENCE ISSUED: RF26050263929C — quote when reporting. INVOICE NAME MISMATCH: Consumer called Sam Locks Dorking — invoiced on Lock Serv Ltd paper. DOCUMENTED HARMS: Elderly person charged £400 for simple sticking lock; Cash only demanded; VAT charged; Price increased from phone quote to doorstep; Threatened with bailiffs; Operative filmed themselves screaming "I'm being attacked" to intimidate payment — this is documented on Trustpilot; £520 charged — original locksmith who was called refunded consumer; £960 x 2 victims — Invoice No. 19546 dated 24 July 2026. Report to Action Fraud quoting RF26050263929C on 0300 123 2040. Trading Standards 0808 223 1133. HMRC VAT fraud 0800 788 887 — VAT number GB503701827.

What to do if you were charged by Lock Serv Limited

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 actionfraud.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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