Fraud Protect: Free Telephone Preference Service

• Sign up for the Telephone Preference Service (TPS):Visit www.tpsonline.org.uk or call 0345 070 0707
  Register your phone number for free
  Wait 28 days for full service activation
  
• Reporting calls that still come through on TPS:Note the company name, phone number, and call date/time
  
  Report to the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO):Online: ico.org.uk/make-a-complaint
  Phone: 0303 123 1113
  
• Why reporting matters:
  Helps protect vulnerable Dorset residents from scams, including:Fake personal alarm services
  Unnecessary home improvements
  Nuisance calls
  
• The more people report, the easier it becomes for authorities to:Identify and stop rogue companies
  Prevent financial exploitation
  Safeguard our community's wellbeing
  
• If you suspect you may have been a victim of fraud:Call 101 or report the incident to Action Fraud UK online www.actionfraud.police.uk or by phone 0300 123 2040