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Cold Callers
Any customer who signed up to a Scottish and Southern Energy (SSE) contract on their doorstep, by phone or at a shopping centre could have a mis-selling claim against the company, according to Trading Standards.
9 April 2013
Tougher action is needed to stop people being plagued by firms pushing them to make payment protection insurance (PPI) and personal injury claims, consumer campaigners said today.
19 March 2013
The growing problem of nuisance calls is going to be tackled by Ofcom, the telecoms regulator has announced today.
8 January 2013
Oi, David Cameron, it's time to sort out petrol prices! That's the top consumer issue people would tell the Prime Minister to address, according to a poll of over 13,000 MoneySavingExpert.com users.
3 December 2012
Claims management companies (CMCs) should be banned from cold calling says charity Citizens Advice, after research revealed 90% of consumers have been pestered by calls, emails or texts by them.
14 November 2012
Two people who sent millions of spam text messages face being fined more than £250,000, the information watchdog said today.
1 October 2012
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has today launched its annual doorstep selling campaign, which aims to help elderly or vulnerable consumers know their rights.
19 July 2012
Charities, religious groups and political parties are among the worst offenders of organisations that ignore 'no cold callers' signs, a MoneySavingExpert.com poll has found.
18 May 2012
Nearly 80,000 people who feature in fraudsters' "phone books" are to be contacted by the City watchdog in the biggest operation of its kind.
24 April 2012
Home insurance and repairs company HomeServe has today been fined £750,000 by telecoms regulator Ofcom for making excessive silent and abandoned calls to consumers.
19 April 2012
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