Global clampdown on spam
24 February 2005
A coordinated assault on internet spammers and scammers is currently taking place around the world.
The UK Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has joined forces with its partners in the International Consumer Protection Enforcement Network (ICPEN) and the anti-spam London Action Plan (LAP) to conduct a two-day internet sweep of scams communicated by spam.
"Spam gets in the way of legitimate e-commerce and is often a vehicle for scams," said Christine Wade, president of ICPEN and director of consumer regulation enforcement at the OFT.
"International collaboration by enforcement agencies, the efforts of the computer and communications industries, and smart consumers at home - who take steps to protect themselves - are all needed to combat the internet scammers."
The 31 members of the ICPEN include most of eastern Europe, the UK, USA, Korea and Australia.
The OFT's participation in the worldwide anti-spam scam drive, which started yesterday, concludes its month-long scam awareness campaign.
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