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Getting animated about scams


Halton Borough Council has launched a series of animations to raise consumer awareness

Richard Young

Posted 01 August 2018 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Consumer Goods and Services|North West


UPDATES: Halton Trading Standards has turned the proceeds of counterfeiters' crime into a series of animated films tackling scams, loan sharks and fake goods, using local partners to spread consumer protection messages to vulnerable residents.

Halton Borough Council Trading Standards has launched a series of animations to raise awareness of issues that are affecting residents of the Cheshire borough.

A new series of  animations from Halton Borough Council Trading Standards – which were funded by the sale of a vehicle that was seized from a man selling counterfeit vodka – focus on loan sharks, counterfeiting and other situa...

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