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Dear <insert MP’s name>,
Invitation to visit insert name of local Citizens Advice> during Scams Awareness Month July 2016
Scams Awareness Month is an important and popular event in the year of <insert name of local Citizens Advice>.
Each year millions of people in the UK fall prey to scammers. Sometimes the impact is ruinous with people losing their savings in the space of a telephone conversation, the click of a mouse or the stroke of a pen.
The message this year to consumers is: listen to your gut feeling by acting on concerns, getting advice from the Citizens Advice Consumer Helpline 03454 04 05 06, reporting scams to Action Fraud 0300 123 2040 and telling family and friends about scams.
You can help us to raise awareness of Scams Awareness Month and create a confident community of consumers able to spot scams by:
- Visiting <insert name of local Citizens Advice> to discuss how we can work together to help consumers. Please contact <insert relevant person and phone number/email> to arrange a visit.
- Tweeting your support for Scams Awareness Month. #scamaware
- Highlighting Scams Awareness Month to constituents at your surgery.
<Insert here brief details of the main scams in your area plus a short case study highlighting the impact on a client.>
Scams Awareness Month is organised through a partnership between Citizens Advice, trading standards and many more public and private sector partners. Throughout July, we will be focussing in turn on phone scams, online scams, mail scams, and doorstep scams. Find out more on our website at
We would welcome the opportunity to discuss how we can work together to raise awareness of Scams Awareness Month and help your constituents to take the necessary steps to stop scammers.
I look forward to hearing from you.
Yours sincerely,