nuisance calls can often be blocked using features already available on existing telephone contracts. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs Scotland's national consumer advice service, consumeradvice.scot, is launching the appeal to householders in an effort to reduce the number of those who fall victim to scam callers over Christmas.
The ‘Stop Scam Calls’ campaign will encourage consumers not to suffer in silence but to take simple action to activate the call blocking service already provided by many providers, including BT, Sky and TalkTalk.
This service is included in most monthly packages and comes with no additional costs.It is hoped to encourage people, particularly those more vulnerable to fraudsters, to activate such services, rather.
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