Scamnesty

If the economic downturn has led you to look for ways of making easy money then be careful as the Office of Fair Trade estimates that about 3 million UK citizens lose around £3.5 billion to scams every year.

February is Scams Awareness Month and the OFT are asking people to place any scam mailings they receive in designated 'Scamnesty' bins. These yellow bins will be located in libraries and other public areas.

All the mailings will then be reviewed by the OFT to increase their knowledge of the scams and to help identify the main culprits.