Devices which claim to save consumers energy, but actually do no such thing are circulating around Dorset. These devices are being marketed as a way to save on your electricity bill, that in reality they are unsafe and can potentially cause a fire. The devices are elaborate fakes and people are being sold them over […]
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Worried Dorset residents alert trading standards to energy scam
Worried residents in Dorset have tipped-off the county’s trading standards after receiving telephone calls from a company who are offering a device which is said to save energy. The cold callers are claiming the device can cut up to 40% off energy bills. The trading standards department of Dorset County Council have been urging customers […]
Consumers warned about buying energy saving devices that don’t work
Officials from Trading Standards have recently warned customers against purchasing an energy-saving device which is expensive and doesn’t actually do anything useful to reduce your electricity consumption. The scam is being operated in several areas across the country and it is believed that people in Plymouth have been particularly targeted. The people operating the scam […]