Jury considers verdict on £9m marketing fraud
The jury in the trial of four Norfolk men accused of perpetrating a £9m telemarketing fraud, designed to get people…
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Agency behind bungled cancer campaign goes under
The charity agency which was lambasted by the Fundraising Standards Board for using a rogue database – which hundreds of…
Fundraising agency forced to close over client cuts
A dearth of fundraising activity has forced a Brighton-based charity agency to shut up shop following a 70% fall in business,…
Brighton firm behind 46m calls gets £350,000 fine
A Brighton-based firm has gained the dubious honour of receiving the largest fine ever dished out by the Information Commissioner’s…
BT call blocker will boost rogue firms, claims expert
The launch of BT’s call blocking service will harm legitimate telemarketers and trigger even more nuisance calls, according to one…
Four on trial over £9m direct marketing fraud
Four men from Norfolk have gone on trial accused of perpetrating one of the UK’s biggest direct marketing frauds through “a…
Firm whacked for late-night burglar alarm campaign
A West Midlands firm which made thousands of marketing calls in the middle of the night to flog burglar alarm…
Collapsed charity telemarketing agency owes £2m
Defunct charity telemarketing agency GoGen – which worked for Oxfam, Save the Children and Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity…
BT steals march on rivals with free call blocking plan
BT has thrown down the gauntlet to rivals by revealing plans to launch a free nuisance call blocking service, which…
DMA hits back at claims TPS Assured is dead duck
The DMA has dismissed claims that its TPS Assured scheme is dead in the water – despite only two firms achieving the…