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Scams & Consumer Safety
How to stay safe online: Free scam awareness session comes to Ipswich
If you're concerned about digital safety, you can attend a free briefing on 24 April to learn practical skills for protecting yourself from common online scams and fraud.
Warning as roof cleaning cold callers target Ipswich IP3 area
Suffolk Trading Standards has received reports of traders going door to door in the IP3 area of Ipswich offering to clean moss from roofs.
Rogue traders target Ipswich homeowners with roofing scam
Cold callers in Ipswich are offering cheap roofing repairs before dramatically increasing prices, with one resident in the Dales Road area already approached.
Trading Standards seizes 1,800 dangerous batteries and chargers in East of England
More than 1,800 dangerous replacement batteries and chargers have been removed from sale following a major Trading Standards investigation across the East of England.
Suffolk fraud officer: 'Even knowledgeable people fall victim to these scams'
These aren't just vulnerable people being targeted – the criminals are professionals who know exactly what to say, warns Suffolk Constabulary's Fraud Assessment Unit.
Warning issued after scam QR code found on parking meter
Suffolk Trading Standards and Mid-Suffolk District Council have warned residents about a fraudulent QR code discovered on a parking meter in Stowmarket amid a rise of similar scams nationwide.
Police issue warning as three elderly people targeted by fraudsters in Suffolk
Police are investigating three separate incidents where elderly people were targeted by fraudsters in Suffolk. Quick-thinking bank staff intervened in all three cases, preventing any money from being withdrawn.
Scammer targeting Suffolk businesses with fake council licence demands
A fraudster posing as a council worker is targeting licensed premises across Suffolk, demanding payments for supposed expired licences. Three businesses have already been targeted, with one making the payment.Four Suffolk residents targeted by police impersonation scam in five days
A spate of fraudulent calls from scammers claiming to be Suffolk police officers has prompted the force to issue urgent advice to residents. The criminals are using sophisticated tactics, including real police officer details.
Search for 'rogue trader' targeting vulnerable Ipswich residents
Trading Standards has issued an alert after a vulnerable resident in the IP4 area of Ipswich was pressured into a £2,500 roof repair by a doorstep trader just before Christmas.
Warning over fake Cadbury Christmas WhatsApp scam
Ipswich residents are being warned about a new WhatsApp scam that promises free Cadbury chocolate hampers but aims to steal personal information.
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