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Company sold unnecessary service plans to vulnerable customers and told them they would be charged if they cancelled
Consultation seeking views on the design and scope of the ban on cold calling for consumer financial services and products, including a call for evidence on the impacts of the proposed ban.
A special support service for victims of fraud has also been expanded to cover all 43 police forces in England and Wales.
Seeking technical views on draft regulations to ban pensions cold calling.
Seeking views on a package of measures to tackle three different areas of pensions scams, including a ban on cold calling in relation to pensions.
Pensions cold-calling ban comes into effect.
Doorstep selling, regulations, written notice of the right to cancel, exemptions, penalties
How to identify Council Tax and business rates scams and what you can do to avoid them.
This consultation seeks views on the proposal to amend regulations so it is a requirement for direct marketing callers to provide a valid Calling Line Identification (CLI).
Check a list of recent phone contacts from HMRC to help you decide if a phone call you've received is a scam.
What to do if you think you've spotted a scam pretending to be from Companies House, and examples of scam emails, letters and telephone calls.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s plan to tackle fraud
New powers will ban cold calls offering to settle personal injury or payment protection insurance claims if the claimant has not chosen to ‘opt-in’
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