Operators of E-cons....

• Advertise non-existent goods or services.

• Give false descriptions.

• Mislead you over prices.

• Sell dangerous goods.

• Supply 'adult' material, with no means of ensuring the customer is in fact over 18.

• Don't give a genuine name and address.

• Operate from abroad, but conceal this with an English-sounding e-mail address.

• Don't tell you about importation duties or carriage charges.

• Take your credit card or bank details via an unsecure site - they could be used fraudulently.

• Supply you with goods other than those advertised.

• Fail to deliver on time, or at all, or supply something different to what was ordered.

If you suspect someone is trading unscrupulously on the Internet....

Tell your local Trading Standards Service and tell us - it may help us to stop them and protect other people.