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Can you stop the person you care for from being scammed?
— a guide for carers and care professionals | | Corporate Author | Office of Fair Trading - OFT |
| Publisher | Office of Fair Trading - OFT, 2008 |
| Pages | 11 pp (code: OFT972) |
| Source | Tel: 0800 389 3158 |
| Keywords | Financial services [older people] ; Crime ; Consumer protection ; Guides, guide books. |
| Annotation | A scam is a scheme to con someone out of their cash. Every year three million people fall victim to scams, losing an average of £850 each. This guide outlines what a carer can do to help protect the person they look after against such fraudulent actions. Anyone who thinks they have been the victim of a scam, or suspects a scam is being attempted, can contact Consumer Direct for clear, practical advice (tel: 08454 04 05 06) or visit website (www.consumerdirect.gov.uk). (KJ/RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-090216202 P |
| Classmark | J: TWA: WYP: 69N * |
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