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Child car seats
Last updated: 13 April 2012 08:52 UK
Children younger than 12 or under 135 centimetres tall must use an appropriate child restraint
7/10 seats are still failing our safety checks. The Which? Guide has recently carried out an indepth report which shows why so many seats are failing to fit.
Meridian Tonight has recently investigated this issue across the county with some worrying results. They commissioned a two part report showing regional test results and secret filming of local suppliers.
Free child car seat check days are run throughout the year and …

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http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portsmouth-Trading-Standards/127959053886642

The Red Cross has issued a statement that there are scam emails being circulated asking for donations for the Japan Tsunami Appeal.
Source: http://www.redcross.org.uk/About-us/Contact-and-help/Fraud-advice
Whenever there is a disaster, such as the Japan earthquake and tsunami and the New Zealand or Haiti earthquakes, there will be those who seek to take advantage of people wanting to donate for the relief effort. Many scams involve emails that claim to be on behalf of the Red Cross and there are numerous variations:

Source – Office of Fair Trading Website
Press release
OFT takes action against group buying website for misleading iPhone sale

10 March 2011

Can you spot a scam ‘phishing ‘email in your inbox? Take this quick quiz published by GetSafeOnline to test your knowledge and get some handy tips!
https://www.phish-no-phish.com/default.aspx

New research by the Office of Fair Trading indicates that 39% of people who have fallen victim to a scam in the last 12 months have lost out because they have been targeted by money transfer scams.
Victims are tricked into handing over their bank details or pay a one off fee believing they are entitled to an inheritance or think that they are donating to a charity.
The research found that:
- Nearly one in every twenty people (four per cent) lost money to a scam last year alone.