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Warning over bogus insulation scheme


Residents in East Sussex are being urged to be on guard against bogus cold callers

Richard Young

Posted 26 October 2018 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|South East


UPDATES: East Sussex Trading Standards warns residents about bogus home insulation callers falsely claiming council backing. Learn how the scam operates, your cancellation rights and the genuine grant scheme available to eligible households.

East Sussex Trading Standards has issued a warning following a spate of reports about a company offering a home insulation scheme they falsely claimed was supported by the county council.<span id="more-4814"></span>

The latest incidents involved leaflets delivered to homes in the Hastings area, but residents elsewhere in the county may also have been targeted.

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