Friday, May 08, 2009

Consumer education boosted to fight online fraud




New research, undertaken to investigate Britons’ awareness of consumer rights, has raised concerns, as more than half of the surveyed are less confident to complain when things go wrong because they lack enough knowledge of consumer rights.

In Britain, where online shopping gets more popular, one quarter of online shoppers fail to check whether a website is safe and secure before inputting their bank details.

As such, the government is seeking effective measures to help the public better understand consumer rights and prevent them from shopping scams, especially those dealt with by online transactions.

For the full story by
Dongying Wang, published by Xinhua News Agency in May 2009, please click here. Also, please return to the blog to post your comment.

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