Warning about council tax scam
Thursday, 4th February 2010.
The council is warning residents about a telephone scam operating in St Edmundsbury that promises a council tax rebate but is actually a way of fraudulently obtaining bank details.
Yesterday morning a lady in Bury St Edmunds received a call from someone purporting to be from St Edmundsbury Borough Council, saying that there had been a council tax revaluation and that she was due a refund. She was then asked for her bank account details.
The council says there has been no revaluation of residential properties and warns residents not to give out their financial details if asked.
People should tell the police or trading standards if they get such a call and make sure others are aware of the scam to avoid them being taken in.
Yesterday morning a lady in Bury St Edmunds received a call from someone purporting to be from St Edmundsbury Borough Council, saying that there had been a council tax revaluation and that she was due a refund. She was then asked for her bank account details.
The council says there has been no revaluation of residential properties and warns residents not to give out their financial details if asked.
People should tell the police or trading standards if they get such a call and make sure others are aware of the scam to avoid them being taken in.
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