Citizens Advice is warning residents in Gedling borough about a new scam which sees fraudsters calling and falsely claiming to be from the telephone preference service – which was set up to help people AVOID unwanted calls.
Their have been several reports in the area of callers claiming the victim has been receiving lots of unwanted calls and then asks them to confirm their bank details or card details.
The Telephone Preference Service is a free service and requires no payment.
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For more information about the Telephone Preference Service visit: http://www.tpsonline.org.uk/tps/whatistps.html
A limited number of call blockers are available to some members of the community via: https://www.friendsagainstscams.org.uk/callblocker
If you would like further advice about dealing with unwanted telephone calls, please contact the Citizens Advice Consumer Service on 03454 04 05 06.
