{"id":35467,"date":"2023-08-18T11:11:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:11:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=35467"},"modified":"2023-08-18T11:11:01","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T10:11:01","slug":"doorstep-scammers-posing-as-council-reps-to-sell-uk-broadband","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/08\/doorstep-scammers-posing-as-council-reps-to-sell-uk-broadband.html","title":{"rendered":"Doorstep Scammers Posing as Council Reps to Sell UK Broadband"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Residents in the West Midland&#8217;s city of Wolverhampton have been warned by the local city council to be on the lookout for doorstep scammers, some of which have recently been posing as council employees in an attempt to entice people to switch their ISP for free broadband.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The development comes only a day after we reported on the problem that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/tt\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">TalkTalk<\/a>&#8217;s door-to-door sales (cold calling) activity had caused in Newcastle (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2023\/08\/complaints-prompt-uk-isp-talktalk-to-suspend-doorstep-sellers-in-newcastle.html\">here<\/a>), although in today&#8217;s news we&#8217;re dealing with a much more overtly fraudulent activity around a different city.<\/p>\n<p>Sadly, the Wolverhampton City Council has not provided much detail (i.e. no mention of any specific ISPs), and thus we don&#8217;t know if these were merely dodgy sellers or scammers trying to steal personal financial details etc. In any case, the best response is always to politely decline any door-to-door sales activity.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Councillor Craig Collingswood said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Residents should note that we do not provide any service of this kind.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, not everyone is trustworthy and some people will take advantage of others if they feel there is money to be made. 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