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27/10/2003
Trading Standards urges caution over prize draws
The Trading Standards Service (TSS) has warned members of the public to read the small print on letters notifying them that they have won a prize draw.
It follows the issuing of letters from a company trading as Bristol-based Cutting Edge Telecom, which congratulates recipients on winning a prize from amongst a number of items.
The list includes a TVR Cerbera sports car, a Sony DVD Player, a Toshiba 36” widescreen TV, a Fuji Finepix Zoom Digital camera, a portable 14” television and an Intel Pentium computer.
Jimmy Hughes from TSS said: “All the letters passed on to TSS have a code that entitles the winner to the computer. We have established that the computer is in fact refurbished and the winner must pay for a warranty at £117.”
Mr Hughes advised consumers to read the small print as it tells them that whilst there are 25,000 computers, there are only five of each of the other prizes and only one sports car. In addition the telephone claim line is a premium number that will cost £1.50 a minute and calls last a maximum of six minutes.
Mr Hughes confirmed the offer was under investigation with Trading Standards in Bristol and with the Office of Fair Trading in London and advised anyone who has responded to the offer to contact them on 028 9025 3900.
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It follows the issuing of letters from a company trading as Bristol-based Cutting Edge Telecom, which congratulates recipients on winning a prize from amongst a number of items.
The list includes a TVR Cerbera sports car, a Sony DVD Player, a Toshiba 36” widescreen TV, a Fuji Finepix Zoom Digital camera, a portable 14” television and an Intel Pentium computer.
Jimmy Hughes from TSS said: “All the letters passed on to TSS have a code that entitles the winner to the computer. We have established that the computer is in fact refurbished and the winner must pay for a warranty at £117.”
Mr Hughes advised consumers to read the small print as it tells them that whilst there are 25,000 computers, there are only five of each of the other prizes and only one sports car. In addition the telephone claim line is a premium number that will cost £1.50 a minute and calls last a maximum of six minutes.
Mr Hughes confirmed the offer was under investigation with Trading Standards in Bristol and with the Office of Fair Trading in London and advised anyone who has responded to the offer to contact them on 028 9025 3900.
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