FOAK:Telephone Spam

Any advice on a way of getting rid of telephone spam ?

Specifically, really annoying debt management related calls for a third
party or parties, which was for the number they previously held which was
transferred to us unwittingly by BT.

Not a frequency of daily calls but at least once a month up to three times a
week or more. The really annoying part is how they call and its got **** all
to do with us, as I could deal better with phone spam for myself. But for
another party is seriously taking the piss.

Tried telephone preference but this seems more of an "opt in" service which
phone spammers wouldn't bother with.
Was also thinking on the lines of a harrasment complaint (for multiple calls
where it has been specifically asked to remove this data), or a more serious
concern of lack of data protection / deliberate information sharing on
information that is no longer relevant / accurate.
I might be missing some other useful way of sorting it so just wondered if
any helpful advice might be forthcoming on this.

The wierd thing is how the companies seem to be different each time. Ones
things for sure, some idiot must have ran up a lot of debt with several
companies to get this much attention.

 

I found the TPS stopped the spammers (almost) completely after about a
month.

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I had a problem of getting lots of calls for some American conference
calling serivce. I had 01303 262626 which was an ISDN line diverted
to my mobile. Some Merkin firm who had dealings with UK companies
published their number as something like 1 303 262 6262 and nomatter
how many times I told the callers (who I was paying to divert to my
mobile) that the number is for America they kept doing it as a UK
call.

I called BT to ask their advice and after explaining the situation of
people calling day and night for a US firm the agent transferred me to
someone who worked in some kind of 'called in error' department who
changed the phone number within a day or two without charge.

If your number is a new number then this might be a good option.

 

ITYF they probably will. I have a feeling it's actually illegal to
ignore it. Having registered we get maybe a call a year.

 

Thanks

However, I get the following:-

The following number(s) is/are already registered with the TPS

xxxxx xxxxxxxxx : has been registered as a Residential number

I almost posted my home phone number to the group. Thank feck I noticed, my
problems would then have seemed insignificant to the new abuse!

 

I'd also check your credit reference and make sure that you are
dis-associated from the previous owner of said number.

 

The Longhaired Boxhead aka Timo via MotorcycleKB.com banged the rocks
together and they said :

TPS only works for UK companies, can't do anything for other countries.

I get a few calls from foreign places, always come up on my phone as
"Outside Of Area" or something, so I let them go straight to
answerphone, or answer the phone, say I've left the iron/oven/angle
grinder on, I'll be right back then watch telly for half an hour.