Scratch & Win scams
Monday, January 8th, 2007 | 1:54 am @ SK
Talk about "Scratch & Win", losers are everywhere and the latest incident nearly costs a life!
According to Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry’s Consumer Claims Tribunal chairman Rungit Singh, scratch-and-win scams formed the greatest number of cases taken to the tribunal nationwide, with 1,571 cases pending. 1,066 complaints were lodged at the National Consumer Complaints Centre while the number of unreported cases is estimated to be in the tens of thousands, together with 241 police reports lodged nationwide on scratch-and-win tricks last year.
Is it greed that turns people into naive fools who become victims or negligence of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry in discharging its responsibilities?