I caught up yesterday with Janice Russell from Trading Standards who spoke to us earlier in the year about trying to protect the people we care for from falling for Scams. Janice was telling me that she had been at a conference that changed the way she thought about why people fall for Scams and the psychological pressure that is put upon us by very cynically manipulative con artists. She pointed me towards an excellent website which was set up to bring the problem to the attention of the public and highlight how easily people can become sucked in to the Scam. The website is called http://www.thinkjessica.com/. If you care for someone and are worried that they have been the victim of a scam or think that perhaps you have been "suckered" you can contact Consumer Direct on Telephone: 08454 04 05 06 or Website: http://www.consumerdirect.gov.uk/. They can also give you advice on how to avoid Scams as well as things like "How to find a reputable tradesman" and "What to do when a company goes into Administration" etc. 
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