scammers pretending to be from the service that bans nuisance calls!

  • Firms give impression they are aligned with official service
  • Attempt to charge ex-directory homes for service that is free through Telephone Preference Scheme

Households are being warned to watch out for a growing, sinister scam – fake calls purporting to be from the official service to protect against nuisance calls.. Scammers target households that are weary of endless nuisance phone calls to offer them a paid-for service that they claim will block cold callers. However this service is already free of charge from the Telephone Preference Scheme (TPS). Callers claim to be from the TPS, or to offer an enhanced version of the TPS’ call blocking service. They then ask for payment – even though the TPS is always free and will never ask for any bank details......Read more here