Swansea telemarketing gang guilty of ‘free’ boiler fraud
A gang of four men who ran a huge telemarketing scam out of an office in Swansea, which it is…
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UK watchdogs fail to hound out nuisance call cowboys
UK regulators have been forced to admit that the war on rogue telemarketers – which has included millions of pounds…
ICO hails rogue call victory as director bans top 100 yrs
The Information Commissioner’s Office is bigging up its achievements in the ongoing war against rogue telemarketing bosses, after revealing its…
Gang of four sentenced over Axa Insurance data theft
Four men who ran a scam in which customer data was stolen from Axa Insurance and then passed on to…
DMA hangs up on TPS Protect mobile call blocking app
The DMA is pulling the plug on its TPS Protect mobile call blocking app after just 18 months, following “low…
Minister: ‘No hiding place’ for rogue cold call directors
Digital minister Margot James has pledged that there “is now no hiding place” for rogue directors of telemarketing firms, with…
Two firms hit with £250,000 in fines for ignoring TPS
The relentless pursuit of companies which are abusing the Telephone Preference Service has triggered new fines totalling £250,000, following a double…
Directors of rogue call firms face fines from next month
It has been over two years in the making but the Government has finally passed legislation which will make directors…
Car crash data thief hit with six month prison sentence
A former employee of Nationwide Accident Repair Services has been sentenced to six months in prison after pleading guilty to…
New crackdown pushes fines for TPS abuse to over £1m
Companies which fail to check their data against the Telephone Preference Service have been warned to expect “robust” action on…