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Scam Alert

Scam alerts provide information on the latest cons to help you avoid being ripped off. Check back regularly to stay informed and protected.

• Trading Standards warns summer festival and sport goers about online ticket scams

  28/05/2010

  With a packed summer events calendar ahead, the Trading Standards Service (TSS) is warning music and sports fans not to be conned by the increasing number of sophisticated fake ticketing sites that are appearing online. more »

• Beware: One in 25 Adults Fall for Scams in 2009

  16/02/2010

  The annual campaign, highlights how scammers are targeting unsuspecting people by using increasingly sophisticated and manipulative tactics. more »

• Get Wise to Top 10 Scams This Christmas

  15/12/2009

  As Christmas approaches, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standards Service (TSS) says its time for the public to give themselves a Christmas present and fight back against the scammers more »

• Beware of Buying Fake Goods Online: Consumerline

  09/12/2009

  With Christmas shopping in full swing, a warning has been issued by Consumerline about the dangers of buying counterfeit goods online. more »

• Consumerline Warns of ‘Cold-Call’ Scams

  29/09/2009

  Consumers should never disclose personal details over the telephone, according to advice from Consumerline today. more »