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Timeshare fraudster jailed
Posted: 05/04/2018
Francis ‘Frank’ Madden was this week sentenced to a total of 40 months for his leading role in a number of timeshare related fraudulent businesses.
Digital ID Card makes it safer for young people to prove their identity, online and in person
Posted: 05/03/2018
UK proof of age/ID card issuer CitizenCard has teamed up with digital identity app Yoti to offer a new £9 digital ID solution. Anyone in the UK can apply for a Yoti CitizenCard which can then be used as an affordable and safer way of proving their identity, both online and in person.
CTSI urges victims of scams who used Western Union to claim a refund
Posted: 05/02/2018
British consumers who lost money to scams which used Western Union wire transfers can file to claim their money back until 31 May 2018, the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has learned.
Hackney cosmetics retailer fined £60k for selling dangerous skin lightening products
Posted: 04/26/2018
A Hackney hair and cosmetics store has been hit with a record fine after illegally selling dangerous skin lightening products.
Faulty second-hand electrical goods could cost lives, warns CTSI
Posted: 04/10/2018
Second-hand electrical retailers who sell faulty goods are putting lives at risk, warns the Chartered Trading Standards Institute.
