Tag: cold callers
Surge in cold calls targeting older people about personal alarms, claims Which?
Reports of older people being targeted by cold calls about personal alarms are on the rise, claims consumer group Which? Which? received just five reports about personal alarms (medical pendants or wristbands used to alert emergency services at the push of a button) to its scam sharer tool in the whole of…
Cold callers swindling vulnerable people in direct debit con, study reveals
Cold callers mis-selling appliance cover are conning vulnerable people into signing up to extortionate direct debits - charging some victims thousands of pounds to insure appliances they do not even own.Direct debit is a trusted way to pay for bills, subscriptions and ongoing services, but Which? found that unscrupulous companies are using it as a…
