Scams – some useful advice
It is an unfortunate fact of life that anyone can be targeted by a scam at any time, and in many cases the victim may not even realise that they have been targeted. There are many different types of s ...
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50% cut from Trading Standards budgets over the last seven years
Dramatic cuts in Trading Standards budgets since 2010 are leaving millions of older people at greater risk of becoming victims of fraud, according to a new policy report by Age UK. In Applying the Bra ...
Mature consumers urged to ‘act on scams’ in scams awareness month – July
At least 58% of UK consumers who bring their complaints about cross-border shopping to the consumer advice organisation the UK European Consumer Centre are over the age of 50. Andy Allen, service dire ...
One in four Brits have fallen victim to a scam
Watch our video with the Real Hustle’s Paul Wilson, to see how many people gave away their personal details for the chance to win a free TV… A quarter of British adults, around 13 million, have been t ...