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The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is taking action against more than a dozen businesses which set up repayment plans for people struggling with debt.
The watchdog says these debt management companies are deliberately misleading consumers by using website addresses similar to non-profit organisations.
In actual fact, they are commercial enterprises, the OFT says.
The regulator says it believes a substantial number of consumers could have been deliberately misled.
It has written to 13 companies who run 27 websites and has told them to shut them down.
The regulator says if the firms do not comply, they could lose their consumer credit licences. If the companies are not licensed, they could face prosecution.
Re: Watchdog shuts down debt websites - lookalike?
If any one can identify any debt management or claims management sites which quite coincidentally seem to be very similar to free ones, please do post them here.
Re: Watchdog shuts down debt websites - lookalike?
A search on Google for the CCCS brings its own website, but below 2 sponsored links, both with the tag of "Consumer Credit Council" and "Government backed solutions" in the byline.
Watchdog shuts down debt websites - lookalike?
companies are deliberately misleading consumers by using website addresses similar to non-profit organisations.
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