Doorstep scams

Check our TS Alert messages for information of current local scams. Look out for these and similar schemes in your area. If you have been the victim of any of these scams, or know of someone who has, or if you have specific information about bogus tradesmen or tarmaccers etc. you can contact the Consumer Direct Advice Team on 08454 04 05 06 to report the matter or to ask for advice. You can also report it online using our You can Help link. (Anonymously, if you wish).

View the Office of Fair Trading's warning video clip to see an example of how these criminals operate.

Find out what you can do to avoid being caught and what we are doing to tackle doorstep criminals on our doorstep scams page.

Visit our scam mailing page for more information about some of the phone, email and mail scams reported to us by Kent residents.

Remember, if something sounds to good to be true -
it probably is!