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ICO raids business suspected of illegal pension cold calls
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) searched a business premises in Chichester today as part of an investigation into the making of nuisance calls related to pensions. A change in the law earlier this year made cold calls about pensions illegal in certain circumstances. David Clancy, ICO Enforcement... -
Prodial - Fined £350k For 46 Million Cold Calls
Prodial - Fined £350k For 46 Million Cold Calls
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 1st March 2016 14:04
Prodial made a "staggering" number of spam calls, leaving thousands of people feeling "helpless" after they could not opt out....
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National Advice Clinic - Record Fine For Firm's Millions Of Cold Calls
National Advice Clinic - Record Fine For Firm's Millions Of Cold Calls
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 3rd December 2015 12:13
The business is told to pay £850,000 for its "deliberate and sustained" campaign that led to thousands of complaints....
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Call blocking firm fined for making cold calls itself - Cold Call Eliminations TPS
Call blocking firm fined for making cold calls itself - Cold Call Eliminations TPS
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 17th September 2015 16:14.
A firm selling call blocking devices has itself been fined for making unsolicited calls to those who have opted out of... -
Homeserve Mis-selling
I have recently discovered we have two policies with Homeserve, one for water supply pipe cover costing approx £73 per annum (not necessary as already covered) and the other for plumbing and drainage cover £120 per annum (also not necessary) both taken out by my wife approximately 10 years ago! ... -
Telephone Preference Service 'fails to stop all cold calls'
Telephone Preference Service 'fails to stop all cold calls'
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 26th July 2014 16:26.
Only a third of "nuisance" calls are blocked by a service that allows individuals to opt-out of marketing calls, research has found.... -
CLAIMS MANAGEMENT COMPANIES - COMMONLY KNOWN AS CMC'S
BACKGROUND INFORMATION ON CLAIMS MANAGEMENT COMPANIES AND THE MINISTRY OF JUSTICE.
Many people get cold called then suckered into signing contracts with a CMC's to reclaim in the main PPI.
These CMC's will lie to you, tell you that as they did in my case that I had £3k to...Last edited by Tuttsi; 22 October 2013, 06:55. -
Block on cold calls not working, says Which?
Block on cold calls not working, says Which?
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th October 2013 12:11.
Millions of people are signed up to a system designed to stop unsolicited sales and marketing calls, but some are still receiving up to 10 calls a...
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How one man turns annoying cold calls into cash
How one man turns annoying cold calls into cash
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 29th August 2013 07:32.
A man targeted by marketing companies is making money from cold calls with his own premium-rate phone number. In November 2011 Lee Beaumont paid £10...... -
Call centres in BBC Three programme fined £225,000
Call centres in BBC Three programme fined £225,000
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 18th June 2013 08:11.
Two companies which appear in BBC Three series The Call Centre have been issued with fines related to nuisance calls. The Information Commissioner's...... -
Warning over bogus Carlisle CAB calls offering debt help
Warning over bogus Carlisle CAB calls offering debt help
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 27th October 2011 17:31.
Imposters claiming to be from Carlisle’s Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) are using cold calls to prey on people with money problems and offer them......
