Cold-calling company fined £225,000

[charitynjw]

News release: 18 June 2013

The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has today issued two monetary penalties totalling £225,000 to two companies at the centre of the BBC Three programme ‘The Call Centre’. The penalties include the first penalty issued against a company linked to nuisance calls relating to Payment Protection Insurance (PPI).

Nationwide Energy Services has received a penalty of £125,000, and We Claim You Gain £100,000 - both companies are part of Save Britain Money Ltd based in Swansea. The penalties were issued after the companies were found to be responsible for over 2,700 complaints to the Telephone Preference Service (TPS) or reports to the ICO using its online survey, between 26 May 2011 and end of December 2012.

More........ http://www.ico.org.uk/news/latest_ne...vered-18062013

[john 1963]

Re: Cold-calling company fined £225,000

great news

[EXC]

Re: Cold-calling company fined £225,000

We Claim U Gain Ltd are also now under investigation by MOJ.

https://www.claimsregulation.gov.uk/details.aspx/18164

They're based in Swansea. How odd?

[TUTTSI]

Re: Cold-calling company fined £225,000

Another Swansea Mafia outfit no doubt.

[CleverClogs]

Re: Cold-calling company fined £225,000

Another Swansea Mafia outfit no doubt.

Don't you mean they're part of the Taffia?

[MIKE770]

Re: Cold-calling company fined £225,000

Don't you mean they're part of the Taffia?

Teach them to Welsh on people Taff!!