More than £10,000 will be returned to victims of an international mail scam
Victims of an international mail marketing scam from Northern Ireland are set to receive compensation after a four-year investigation.
US-based fraudsters targeted vulnerable people with mailings offering cash prizes for an upfront fee ranging from £25 to £40. It is estimated that more than £10,000 will now be returned to over 65 victims of the scam from Northern Ireland.The commission worked alongside National Trading Standards to identify the fraudsters who targeted UK households with more than seven million mailings in the four years from 2014.They were offered alleged cash wins and "guaranteed" cash prize pay-outs.
"Trading Standards Service may call at your property unexpectedly to return funds however we will never call without appropriate ID, put pressure on you, mind if you say no, object to visiting another time or ask you for money."
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