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The Consumer
Protection Agency (CPA) has launched its second national
program entitled "Identity Theft, Consumer & Brand
Fraud: You are Targeted!" in
Cairo, Egypt
during the period 15-17 June 2009. As a result of the
computerization of personal information and the
significant growth internet users in Egypt equaling
10 million users in December 2008, we are witnessing new
types of widespread crimes affecting consumers and
traders alike, namely identity theft, consumer fraud and
brand falsification. The program aims to enhance the
awareness of all the relevant parties such as CPA staff,
government bodies, industry and media about these new
crimes against consumers and the U.S. best practices in addressing
them.
The CPA believes that increasing the public and business
awareness will unite all the needed efforts to
brainstorm and explore more efficient mechanisms to
prevent, detect and resolve their proliferation in the
Egyptian market
The program consisted of two folds as follows:
- A
conference where three officials from the U.S.
patent and trademark office of U.S. Department of
Commerce and the U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
have addressed senior level management of all
relevant parties stated above about the general
aspects of identity theft, consumer and brand fraud
mainly their definition, economic, health & safety
risks and the U.S. applied measures for enforcement
and protecting consumers against these crimes.
- A two-day workshop where the U.S.
FTC officials have addressed the second line
management of the parties stated above along with
NGOs representatives. The workshop focused on the
technical sides of all the consumer fraud and
identity theft related issues such regulations and
policies, consumer and business education,
international cooperation and preventive and
redressing mechanisms.
The CPA recognizes and
appreciates the efforts exerted by all parties which
have assisted in preparing such a program in
Egypt, namely:
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The U.S. Federal Trade Commission
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The U.S. Department
of Commerce
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The
American Chamber of Commerce
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The U.S. Agency for International
Development (TPR II & TRAC)
o
The U.S. Embassy in
Cairo, Egypt
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