Scam Alert
The Association of Dorset Watches circulated
the following advice on 15 December 2009 and is worth forwarding to reduce the
chances of becoming the victim of this scam.
A cold calling company has been contacting Dorset residents by
telephone offering to register them to prevent the householder from being
targeted by junk mail and telesales calls. They are charging £3 a month
for the following year (wanting credit card details over the phone straight
away) followed by an annual charge of £10.
Trading Standards state it looks like they may be charging for
registering with the telephone and mail preference service (TPS,
MPS).
It is free to register with those services and anyone
who would like to stop receiving junk mail and telesales calls should contact
TPS Registration line on 0845 070 0707 or email www.tpsonline.org.uk
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