Consumer Knowledge Olympiad in Legnica

Consumer Knowledge Olympiad in Legnica

Every year in March we celebrate World Consumer Day. On this occasion on March 26, the second Consumer Knowledge Olympiad was held in Legnica. The event was held for secondary school students from the city of Legnica and the Legnica County.

The event was opened by Tadeusz Krzakowski - Mayor of Legnica and Krzysztof Duszkiewicz - Deputy Mayor of Legnica, and was organized and led by Tomasz Strojek - Municipal Consumer Ombudsman in Legnica.

Agnieszka Osełka and Małgorzata Tymińska from the Department  of Consumer Policy introduced the rules of safe online shopping to the Olympic participants and invited guests. They drew attention, among others, on how to recognize fake stores and offers, what phishing is and how to recognize a fake bank website.

During the event their lectures also gave representatives of the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection, the European Consumer Centre and a representative of the Financial Ombudsman.