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TSS kicks off cost-of-living campaign


Trading Standards Scotland is highlighting scams linked to the cost-of-living crisis

Richard Young

Posted 01 September 2022 | JoTS Online


Content Tags:  Updates|Crime|Scotland


UPDATES: Trading Standards Scotland has launched a campaign warning households about cost-of-living scams, highlighting the tactics criminals use and the practical steps consumers can take to stay safe.

A new Trading Standards Scotland (TSS) campaign, which launched today, will run for four weeks and focus on impersonation scams, misleading information about energy-efficiency measures, financial scams, counterfeit goods and online shopping.

Scammers are already exploiting consumers’ financial concerns and, as winter approaches and people become <a href="https://www.journaloftradi...

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