250% increase in proportion of scam and nuisance calls

250% increase in proportion of scam and nuisance calls
04/02/2021, 12:03 am
A 250% increase in the proportion of nuisance and scam calls has been recorded as fraudsters exploit the coronavirus crisis (Posed by model/Yui Mok/PA)
A 250% increase in the proportion of nuisance and scam calls has been recorded as fraudsters exploit the coronavirus crisis.
The findings were made following a call blocker programme funded by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
National Trading Standards led a programme to install more than 1,000 free call blocker units in people’s homes.
The average age of people using the call blockers was 75 and around 23 scam and nuisance calls were typically prevented from reaching call blocker users every month.

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