Unsolicited Telephone Calls Scam

Trading Standards have been made aware that some residents have recently received unsolicited telephone calls from an organisation that claims they can stop unwanted telephone calls or junk mail for a fee of £75.

This is a scam, the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) and Mail Preference Service (MPS) are completely free to consumers.  If you do receive a call from someone claiming to be from the TPS or a similar sounding organisation, asking for personal information or charging you for this service, our advice is to not pay or give them any personal details.

We are also aware of a number of organisations that call from overseas, possibly India claiming to be TPS or affiliated with TPS or BT.  They ask for your credit card details to complete a registration to stop unwanted calls.  They often claim that you previously gave your permission for this call.  Never give out your credit card details over the telephone.

The names of some of these organisations, given to us by consumers are:

Alien Touch
SAIS Corp Ltd
Icon Global Services
IG Services
ITC
Biztek (or Bisdek) Telecomms
Consumer Advice Bureau

- our advice is NOT to pay them.