Tps Scam?

[tearinghair]

Have just had a phone call from a foreign gentleman saying he was from the telephone preference service and asking whether I was still receiving nuisance phone calls. When I said yes, he promised to put it right immediately, but - surprise surprise - wanted to check my 'account details' first.
Last week I responded to one of the wretched calls telling them they should not be calling me as I've registered with the TPS. Am I right in thinking there is a sinister link here?

[novalis]

Yes, because TPS will not phone you.

[Tuvok]

I had a call once saying that we had nuscience calls.

Told them that we were with TPS and not to phone again - for them to reply along the lines of the TPS can't stop everything - to which I told them "and you will charge me to stop calls" then I hung up on them!

[Jennykenny]

Yeah, I got one of those calls.
Just hung up on him.

[AlwaysConfused]

if possible, ring 1471 and copy the number into here
http://whocallsme.com/

[Peter Pedant]

yes you should not have account details with the TPS besides your number

[tearinghair]

calling 1471 gives me a line of twelve 0s

[VHG]

If you work on the principle that ANYONE who phones you up out the blue might be a crook / scammer then you will be ok.

Don't trust ANYONE who phones you up that you don't know.