Richmond Locksmith — 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	Richmond Locksmith
Phone number	07586 140 261
Address	17 Roehampton Gate, London SW15 5JR — residential address shared with other fake listings
Tags	richmond sw15 mobile-number fake-reviews website sw-cluster 2023

What we know

CONFIRMED FAKE LISTING — Multiple red flags. Phone: 07586 140 261 — mobile number only, no landline, no geographic connection confirmed. Address: 17 Roehampton Gate London SW15 5JR — residential address ALSO used by lockguardlocksmithputney.co.uk (020 8087 1318) and larncelocksmithputney.co.uk (020 8087 0376) — three different fake locksmith websites claiming same residential address. FABRICATED REVIEWS CONFIRMED: three website testimonials show hardcoded timestamps ("30 minutes ago", "1 day ago", "2 days ago") that never change — not real timestamps. No named operative anywhere on website despite claiming to be "locals" and "part of the community". Website built April 2023 on WordPress — identical template structure to other SW15 cluster fake websites. Twitter account @locksmith_SW15 created solely to appear local. Multiple pages recently updated January/May 2026 to maintain SEO freshness. No MLA membership. No Checkatrade. No Trustpilot. Connected to the documented SW15 fake locksmith cluster alongside LockGuard Putney and Larnce Locksmith Putney. Report website to NCSC at ncsc.gov.uk/section/about-this-website/report-scam-website. Report to Cloudflare abuse at abuse.cloudflare.com. Report Google Maps listing via redressal form.

What to do if you were charged by Richmond Locksmith

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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