OFFICIALS are investigating more than 100 con letters handed in as part of ‘scam awareness’ month.

Boxes have been placed in libraries and Citizen’s Advice Bureaux across the county for people to pass on their malignant mail.

Oxfordshire County Council’s trading standards team is looking into the different types of scams so it can warn people what to watch out for.

A similar drive was introduced last year.

Trading standards and community safety manager Richard Webb said: “Scams are crimes, plain and simple, so it’s hugely important they are reported and that residents remain on their guard.

“People are seeing their money go down the drain as con artists rip them off by promising lottery wins, work on their home or a new job.

“The bottom line is that if something looks too good to be true, then it probably is.”