Friends Against Scams – Raising Awareness of Scams

Scamming is on the rise with more and more people falling victim to the criminals who commit these crimes.

Friends Against Scams is a national initiative, launched in October 2016 by the National Trading Standards Scams Team, hosted by East Sussex Trading Standards.

Although it's often people who are in vulnerable circumstances who are targeted, anyone can become a victim of a scam and it affects the lives of millions of people across the UK.

Friends Against Scams is a National Trading Standards Scams Team initiative, which aims to protect and prevent people from becoming those victims. It aims to inspire action and highlight the scale of the problem by raising awareness at local, regional and national level through the Friends Against Scams campaign, which is rolling out across the country.

Local people are being invited to become Friends Against Scams by attending free awareness sessions.

For more information visit the Friends Against Scams Website

Anyone who's concerned that they or someone they know may be being scammed is asked to report it by calling the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline on 03454 04 05 06.

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