A consumer is said to be exploited when he/she is cheated by the producer or trader into buying lower quality or adulterated goods for more money. A consumer can be exploited in the following ways: (i) Shopkeepers weigh certain products lesser than they should. They may weigh only 7 kg and charge money for 10 kg. (ii) Sometimes traders add hidden charges. (iii) The shopkeeper may sell defective and/or adulterated goods. (iv) False information is given to attract consumers. For example, a company claimed that its powder milk was scientifically proven to be beneficial for babies and sold it in the market for years. However, it was later discovered that those were false claims and that the powder milk had never been certified by experts. (v) Traders and producers might sometimes hoard goods and create an artificial scarcity in the market and then sell those hoarded goods at higher prices.