Tax scam attempts reported to HMRC have risen by 16.7% in the past year, with fraudsters stepping up their efforts to target Suffolk residents ahead of the January Self Assessment deadline.
Trading Standards is calling on Suffolk residents to help protect vulnerable neighbours from rogue traders who may try to exploit recent storm damage for profit.
Small businesses in Ipswich are being warned about fake Christmas craft fair advertisements appearing on Facebook community groups, designed to scam traders out of pitch fees.
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.
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.
Ipswich residents are being warned about fraudsters sending scam text messages that promise £900 from the Household Support Fund in exchange for bank details.
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.
Suffolk Trading Standards is alerting residents to a rise in cold callers, pressuring homeowners to pay for potentially unnecessary spray foam insulation removal.
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.
Suffolk Trading Standards is alerting Ipswich residents to a new scam involving fake parking fine text messages purporting to be from the local council. Officials are urging people not to click any links in these messages.
