OFT Takes on Scammers
Office of Fair Trading Press Release
1 February 2007
Consumers Warned to 'Stop, Think and Think Again' If They Receive
An 'Unbelievable' Offer! The OFT today launches its 2007 Scams
Awareness Month to warn consumers about the increasingly
sophisticated techniques used by scammers. These techniques
include spam e-mails, texts and internet pop-ups and according to
recent research carried out by the OFT, cost UK consumers around
£3.5billion each year. Download the research here. The
nationwide campaign will run throughout February and give
consumers the knowledge and skills they need to recognise, report
and stamp out scams.