Police are warning people about a phone scam which saw one man in his 80s hand over £25,000.

Elderly man scammed out of thousands by cold caller pretending to be police

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the move is needed to 'prevent fraudsters from infiltrating their way into people's lives in the first place'.

Cold calls on financial deals to be banned under government plans

68-year-old Viv from Bristol faced a battle to cancel her contract and is not alone

Police Scotland are urging people in the Galloway area not to feel pressured to give in to cold callers. 


The Office of Fair Trading are warning the public not to believe carbon monoxide alarm companies

Under the plans, calls where a business does not have an existing relationship to someone will be banned.

A new scheme is being tried out in one part of Bath to help older residents feel safer in their homes - after a rise in rogue traders.

A high number of people are fed-up with getting cold calls and want the government to do more to stop them.