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DORSET TRADING STANDARDS

Dorset County Council Trading Standards Service check and
approve businesses so you don’t have to.
For more information visit www.buywithconfidence.gov.uk or
call 08454 040506.
To report or seek advice about problems you have
experienced when dealing with a trader call 08454 040506.

Trading Standards support Friends and Business Against
Scams
Join over 3000 people in Dorset and become a Friend Against Scams! It only takes
20 minutes to become a Friend online at www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk
learning about scams, how to spot and report them.
Many of you reading this will also be employed or have your own business.
Businesses can be dramatically affected by scams. Some of the more common
business related frauds are:
 Government grant and tax rebate scams which mimic government
support schemes or offer to help businesses obtain financial assistance in
order to extort money or company information;

 CEO fraud where cybercriminals target company email accounts and
impersonate executives to try and fool employees into authorising money
transfers or releasing confidential information;
 Invoice/mandate fraud when criminals pose as a regular supplier in an
attempt to change bank account details so a business is tricked into
sending money to criminals;

 Technical support scams that make unsolicited contact with businesses
falsely claiming a serious problem with their computers and an offer to fix
the problem for a fee.
T r a d i n g S t a n d a r d s
encourage businesses of all
sizes to join Friends and take
a stand by becoming a
‘Business Against Scams’.
You can find information on
how to join by using the web
link above. Simple steps to
keep businesses safe include:

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