Closing door on fraud

Jul 9 2008 by Andrew Baldwin, Huddersfield Daily Examiner

SADLY, the number of people being targeted by rogue traders and con merchants across the country is amazing.

So it is good news to report today that a special squad of trading standards officers has been set up to cover Yorkshire.

Their laudable aim will be to crack down on cowboy builders and the like, as well as dodgy doorstep salespeople, counterfeiters and prize draw scams.

But perhaps the easiest way to deal with one aspect of the problem is to never do business with anyone who knocks on the door.