SCAMS AWARENESS MONTH CAMPAIGN

Early day motion 738, tabled 27 January 2010 by Austin Mitchell (Labour). Signed by 85 members.

That this House welcomes the Office of Fair Trading's Scams Awareness month, run in partnership with 125 local authority trading standards services; notes with concern that over three million United Kingdom consumers fall victim to scams sent by email, internet, post, text and the telephone, collectively losing £3.5 billion; recognises the success of the previous Scamnesty campaigns that call on consumers to drop scam mailings they have received into designated Scamnesty bins or boxes at local libraries and public areas across the country; believes that widespread advice on how to spot scams will help people avoid being deceived in future; and calls on hon. Members to support this campaign in their constituencies.

Signatures by party: Labour 51, Liberal Democrat 20, Conservative 4, DUP 4, Independent 2, Scottish National Party 2, Social Democratic and Labour Party 1, UUP 1.