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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

What it is about

Telephone Preference ServiceElderly Aids LimitedElderly Aids LtdInformation Commissioner’s Office

Who published it, and when

original reportfirst to report
standard.co.uk1 original report
The Guardian World1 original report
27 Aug, 09:04over 1 hour27 Aug, 09:34

How it spread - 2 original reports

  1. 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....

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