Consumers warned over ‘free trial’ scams online

Consumers buying products online are being warned about free trial scams.

Consumers warned over ‘free trial’ scams online
Mon, 19 Jan, 2015 - 00:00
Kelly O'Brien

The European Consumer Centre in Ireland reported a 165% increase in complaints of unscrupulous online traders in 2013, and a further increase of 89% in 2014.

Some operators have been accused of promoting so called ‘free trials’ which they then charge a substantial amount of money for.

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