Firm fined for hounding OAPs with nuisance calls claiming to sell call-blockers
One day2 outlets reported this in 2 reports over 1 day
All 2 reports on Thu, 27 August 2026
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original reportfirst to report
standard.co.uk
The Guardian World
27 Aug, 09:04over 1 hour27 Aug, 09:34
How it spread - 2 original reports
Thu, 27 August 2026
2 reports- standard.co.uk09:04first to report
The Information Commissioner’s Office said Elderly Aids Limited had deliberately targeted elderly people, making nearly 760,000 cold calls.
- The Guardian World09:34
Elderly Aids Ltd, which sells call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025 A company that made its money promising to protect elderly people from nuisance calls has been fined £190,000 for “hounding” them with hundreds of thousands of nuisance calls of its own. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Elderly Aids Ltd, a company selling call-blocking devices, made 758,053 cold calls between May 2024 and February 2025 to try to sell its products....