Tag: National Trading Standards

Public urged to donate safely this Christmas as it’s revealed £1.6m was lost to online charity fraud over the past year

Stuart Mitchell

The Fundraising Regulator, the Charity Commission for England and Wales, National Trading Standards and Action Fraud are joining forces to call on the public to give safely when donating online. Data from Action Fraud reveals that £1.6m of the public’s money was lost to online charity fraud over the past year. The fraud captured by this data includes asks for donations for non-existent charities and the fraudulent collection of funds from genuine charities. Action Fraud’s data shows that the £1.6m loss to fraud is up by 16% on the figure…

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ASA supports online awareness campaign to help protect the public from scams

Stuart Mitchell

Friends Against Scams (FAS), a National Trading Standards (NTS) initiative which aims to protect and prevent members of the public from becoming victims of scams, is encouraging people to bolster their ability to spot the signs of scams by taking part in a free online awareness session. The FAS initiative has been running for four years and over half a million people have already completed the session, with today’s FASathon – the Friends Against Scams marathon – aiming to get as many people as possible to visit www.FriendsAgainstScams.org.uk and take part…

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The CAP Launches new guidance on “Free trial” or other promotional offer subscription models in advertising

Stuart Mitchell

The CAP has launched new guidance on “Free trial” or other promotional offer subscription models. It provides clear examples of the dos and don’ts when advertising offers that invite consumers to take advantage of a “free trial” product offer, test subscription, or other promotional benefit before enrolling them into making ongoing payments.  They have posted this as part of their commitment to National Consumer Week 2017 which this year focuses on subscriptions and subscription traps. Working with other organisations, including Citizens Advice, National Trading Standards and the Competition and Markets…

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