News

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  Local man loses £1,500 in ‘mystery shopping’ scam

  03/03/2011

  Consumers are urged to be on their guard against ‘career opportunity’ scams, after a local man lost £1,500 in a mystery shopping con. more »

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  Rogue trader given 16 month suspended jail sentence

  25/02/2011

  A Carrickfergus plasterer was today given a 16 month jail sentence, suspended for two years, at Larne Magistrates’ Court. He was also fined a total of £1,050 and ordered to pay £2,200 in compensation. more »

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  Retired man loses £85,000 in ‘landbanking’ scam

  23/02/2011

  The Trading Standards Service (TSS) is warning consumers to be on their guard after a retired man lost £85,000 in a land investment scam. more »

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  Consumers warned about bogus holiday clubs

  22/02/2011

  As part of Scams Awareness Month, the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment’s Trading Standards Service (TSS) is warning consumers to beware of bogus holiday clubs. more »

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  Ballymena car dealer fined for selling ‘clocked’ and misdescribed cars

  17/02/2011

  A Ballymena car dealer who sold a ‘clocked’ car to a consumer and misdescribed two further cars was today fined a total of £1,000 plus costs at Ballymena Magistrates’ Court sitting at Antrim Magistrates’ Court. more »