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Sophisticated fake sites set up in seconds

28 September 2010 | Paul Gershlick

It takes just seconds to set up sophisticated fake web sites. Those are the claims made by First Cyber Security, the Internet security business. The problem is growing. The number of counterfeit goods...

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OFT takes action against websites that ‘misled’ consumers into paying a fee for free European health card

18 August 2010 | Paul Gershlick

The Office of Fair Trading has taken action against five websites that the OFT allege misled consumers into paying a fee for a free health card. When UK citizens go abroad within the European Union, they...

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ASDA ad complaint upheld for suggesting that consumers having 100 day guarantee was additional to their legal rights

23 July 2010 | Mark Weston

The Advertising Standards Authority has upheld a complaint that ASDA’s advert was misleading because it was highlighting the benefits to consumers of its 100 day guarantee. It was misleading because...

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Several High Street names not operating within Distance Selling Rules

16 July 2010 | Mark Weston

A BBC investigation has discovered that some retailers are not operating within consumer laws imposed by the Consumer Protection (Distance Selling) Regulations 2000. Many are giving out false information...

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Don’t artificially push up prices of your goods on eBay or you could be fined or even end up in jail

16 July 2010 | Mark Weston

Paul Barrett has been fined £3,500 and sentenced to 250 hours of community service after artificially pushing up the price of items he was selling on the online auction site, eBay. The practice is known...

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OFT warns credit industry not to take court action against consumers outside their home jurisdiction

22 June 2010 | Steven Mills Comments Off

The OFT has imposed requirements on a national retail finance company and issued a warning to the credit industry that taking court action against consumers outside their home jurisdiction is unacceptable. An...

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Latest news and views tagged consumer

Sophisticated fake sites set up in seconds

OFT takes action against websites that ‘misled’ consumers into paying a fee for free European health card

ASDA ad complaint upheld for suggesting that consumers having 100 day guarantee was additional to their legal rights

Several High Street names not operating within Distance Selling Rules

Don’t artificially push up prices of your goods on eBay or you could be fined or even end up in jail

OFT warns credit industry not to take court action against consumers outside their home jurisdiction

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