The Office of Fair Trading are fighting fire with fire. In a new campaign to help promote public vigilance against internet scammers - who set-up fake weight loss sites and products - The Office of Fair Trading have themselves created fake weight loss product sites which when the unaware user signs up to make payment or receive more information they are greeted by the ‘Truth’ : that they were just about to sign-up for a fake ad.

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It seems the latest Government initiative to help motivate people to lose weight may not be such a bad idea according to some experts. Authorities feel that setting up local ‘Dance Working Groups’ is the perfect answer to the increasing obesity rates hitting the UK. According to Health Secretary Alan Johnson, more people should follow John Sergeant’s lead, who was part of the BBC’s recent Stricly Come Dancing series. John Sergeant quit the show after being made favorite to win it, his dancing was so bad that he actually adhered himself more to the British public. However, Sargeant, claims he lost over 2 stone while competiting in the competition.

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