New advice website aims to stop consumers falling prey to fraudsters.

(From Aberdeen Press & Journal (UK))

Consumers who think they may be the victim of a rogue money-making scheme or fraudulent scam can now get all the advice they need online at the DTI's new one-stop-shop for consumer advice at www.consumerdirect.gov.uk The website is linked to the Consumer Direct telephone advice line being launched region-by-region across the UK.

From today a new scams section will provide all the information a consumer needs to avoid being a victim, including: Regularly updated information on specific rip-offs.

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