Financial scammers elude the law- experts
Friday, June 12, 2015
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Speaking at a breakfast seminar hosted by the Association of Botswana Financial Advisers (ABFA), Richard Harriman of Consumer Watchdog said without proper laws in the country, consumers continue to be exposed to fraudsters on the prowl.
Harriman said that many gullible Batswana are being hoodwinked into joining scams that promise them high returns while in actual fact they are fraudulent schemes.
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