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Suffolk Trading Standards is alerting residents about criminals using WhatsApp to impersonate children and ask parents for money. The scammers typically claim they're using a new phone number after losing or damaging their device.
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As residents prepare their Halloween decorations, Trading Standards officials have released guidance on the safe and legal disposal of carved pumpkins to protect livestock from disease.
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Trading Standards officers have seized more than 460 dangerous Halloween inflatables at the Port of Felixstowe. The electronic decorations, which were destined for sale on Amazon, lacked essential safety markings and warnings.
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Residents are being warned to be vigilant when answering their door to people claiming to be council workers after a scammer attempted to defraud a Stowmarket resident out of £200 for fake solar panel repairs.
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Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service and Trading Standards have joined forces to promote safety during upcoming Halloween and Bonfire Night celebrations, encouraging residents to attend organised displays rather than host private fireworks events.
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Ipswich residents are being warned about fraudsters sending scam text messages that promise £900 from the Household Support Fund in exchange for bank details.
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Multiple residents have reported receiving fraudulent text messages claiming to offer a "living allowance" from the UK Government. Local authorities are urging caution as these messages are part of a scam.
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Suffolk Trading Standards has confiscated 425 dangerous inflatable costumes for children due to a high risk of asphyxiation. The products, imported from China, failed to meet UK safety regulations.
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Suffolk Trading Standards has alerted residents to a fraudulent Universal Credit app circulating in the area.
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Firefighters, staff, and volunteers celebrated for their service and bravery at Trinity Park Showground ceremony.
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Suffolk Trading Standards is alerting residents to a rise in cold callers, pressuring homeowners to pay for potentially unnecessary spray foam insulation removal.
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A person with dementia was driven to a cash machine and pressured to withdraw £500 for unnecessary driveway cleaning work in Rushmere St Andrew last week.