Europe Gets Serious About E-Mail Scams
Wednesday, January 3, 2007 by Zoomba | Discussion: WinCustomize News
CNet News is reporting on changes within the EU's consumer protection laws that will leave scammers "nowhere to hide" according to the U.K. government. This is being accomplished through increased amounts of cooperation between national enforcement groups throughout the European Union. These changes come about and the end of January when the Consumer Protection Cooperation regulation goes into effect. The target are scammers who prey on unsuspecting users via email across national borders.
Slowly, scammers are being left fewer and fewer locations to safely operate from.
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