A ROGUE builder who tricked elderly residents into paying large sums of money for unnecessary work has been jailed for 16 months.
William Jones (pictured), of Butts Field, Hailsham, conned three victims into paying a total of £25,850 for work to their roofs between March and May 2016. Continue reading
PEOPLE who receive scam mail are being given the chance to bin it and get advice and support from experts – in a campaign running in East Sussex libraries.
East Sussex Trading Standards has teamed up with county libraries to launch its ‘Scamnesty’, which launches in November 2016 and runs until February. Continue reading
A PIONEERING East Sussex-based scheme fighting against scammers has launched a national campaign to target the problem.
Every year, criminal scams cost consumers between £5 billion and £10 billion – causing untold emotional and psychological damage. Continue reading
MORE than 2,000 cigarettes and seven kilos of rolling tobacco were seized as a result of events aimed at highlighting the illegal tobacco trade.
Earlier this month (September 2016), East Sussex Trading Standards held roadshows in Eastbourne, Hastings, St Leonards and Bexhill, featuring the sniffer dogs used to hunt down illegal tobacco products. Continue reading
