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Digital reform in the single market

Protect minors, support European works and more flexibility for providers: Those are the aims of the reform of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive.

EU-wide online shopping

Commission proposes new e-commerce rules to help consumers and companies reap full benefit of Single Market 

Car purchase within the EU

You want to buy a new car and found a great offer online? The seller is in Germany and you are not sure whether this is a good idea?

Reminders of Justorat Inkasso

17.03.2015 / Allegedly on behalf of German/Austrian association of lotteries, gambling and magazine subscription

Gain or trap?

The Austrian Federal Ministry of Labour, Social Affairs and Consumer Protection (BMASK) informs in a brochure about promotional trips.

Fake reminders

30.10.2014 / Consumers drew the attention of ECC Austria to fake reminders which are currently in circulation.

"Friedrich Müller": Four years of imprisonment

28.10.2014 / The Court for Criminal Matters Vienna found the managing director guilty of serious commercial fraud, the judgement is not yet final. More lawsuits shall follow.

Millions of counterfeit goods seized

Over 1.2 million counterfeit products and 130 million cigarettes – this is the respectable record of a large scale operation of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) in cooperation with many international partners.

Fake Amazon-Mails

09.09.2014 / Many consumers receive mails which appear to be from Amazon, but in fact they are faked. In most cases, it is phishing which means the attempt to steal personal data from the receivers.

Suspicious key services

Many key services promote their work online or appear in phone books which makes it difficult to distinguish between professional and dubious providers. It is therefore very important to know what to take into consideration when choosing a key service. 

Counterfeit bills

20.05.2014 / Regrettably this article is only available in German.

"High Class Forderungsservice"

30.01.2014 / Many consumers in Austria currently receive mails from "HCFS" ("High Class Forderungsservice").

Cybercrime

A new brochure of the ECC-Net and VKI.

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