CMA targets online rip-offs
The CMA has launched a campaign to raise awareness of misleading practices online
Posted 14 February 2022 | JoTS Online
Content Tags: Updates|Consumer Goods and Services|National
UPDATES: The CMA’s Online Rip-off Tip-off campaign aims to help consumers recognise and report hidden charges, subscription traps, fake reviews and pressure-selling tactics as misleading online practices become harder to spot.
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched its new ‘<a href="https://ripoff-tipoff.campaign.gov.uk/?utm_source=CMA-Homepage&utm_medium=GovUK&utm_campaign=MOPS" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Rip-off, Tip-off</a>’ campaign to tackle a host of online activities that harm consumers, including hidden charges, pressure selling, ...
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