Current community alert messages

The TS Alert email messages below have been distributed to community groups around the county during the past month. 

If your organisation would like to receive the messages please email us, with your name, the name and address of the organisation you represent and your email address. The scheme has now been expanded to include Kent businesses. More information on TS Alerts for businesses.

Doorstep criminals are constantly looking for new victims. We appreciate any help you or your organisation can give us. Find out more on our you can help page.

(Each message is in pdf format and will open in a new window).

 

Message category: INFORMATION

• BWC trader helps Lyminge resident avoid bogus builder scam (all areas)
• Buying alcohol for under 18s (all areas)
• Scamnesty (scam mail) results 2011 (all areas)
• Census information (all areas)
• Gold and Silver purchasers (all areas)
• Doorstep callers - beware
• VAT increase - information (all areas)
• Hoax email - receipts & cashback (all areas)
• Money made clear- financial advice
• Micro pigs - may keep on growing!
• Chain email - out of date postal scam (all areas)
• Energy suppliers - Doorstep callers (all areas)
  

Message category: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION

• Alcohol sales to under 18's (all areas)
• Bogus Highway line marking traders (all areas)
• Mass marketing mail scams (all areas)

Message category: WARNINGS

Businesses / Parish Councils /Community organisations etc.

• Commercial Energy Performance Certificates - unsolicited mail shot (all areas)
• Bogus "council" salesmen website advertising - telephone callers (Tunbridge Wells area)
• Business directory scam - unsolicited mail shot (all areas)

 

Consumers

• Parcel scam - bogus delivery driver (Swanscombe area)
• Cloned electricity pre-pay meter keys - doorstep callers (all areas)
• Home repairs "previous work" claims - doorstep callers (Lyminge area)
• "Free" burglar alarms - doorstep callers (Ashford/Canterbury area)
• Loan scams - internet (all areas)
• Home repairs and improvements - doorstep callers (Tonbridge / Hildenborough areas)
• Drive cleaning / restoration - doorstep callers (Tenterden area)