People are being encouraged to take part in the Big Scottish Scam Survey.

The survey, run by Trading Standards Scotland, is to find out about the most commonly experienced scams in Scotland - to help consumers recognise and avoid them.

Some 98 per cent of respondents from last year's survey experienced an e-mail, text, phone, doorstep or online scam.

If you have experienced a scam in the past 12 months and are willing to share, you can provide your anonymous responses at https://orlo.uk/ljsHB.

Survey results will be published in August 2024. To report criminality, dial 101. In an emergency, always dial 999.