01274663293

I have had several calls from this number over the past few days. I have caller display so usually ignore the calls. I decided to answer one this evening as was asked if someone with my surname but random first names. As far as I know that person doesn't actually exist as I have unusual surname. I am with the TPS but I think data is freely sold even by companies who say they don't share it.

Been getting 3 or 4 silent calls from this number per day. Now stopped answering altogether and letting everything go to voicemail.

Rang the number provided by Redress Claims - 0844 8246677 and spoke to an agent who said I should be taken off the list from tonight. We shall see!

I have had two calls from this number in the last two days, the first time I answered I got silence, then a click, then eerie music. I put the phone down quickly, today, the same but I stayed on the line to hear an electronic message saying 'Your call is important to us, please stay on the line etc etc which made me suspect I was paying for the call. On putting down the phone to try and report the call'', I discovered that my line was tied up for a further 5 minutes. Try dialling the number and I am told it is not in service. Sounds like a major scam.

Same thing as everyone else, phone rings two, max three times, even if I get to it in time there is never anyone on the end.  Tried calling  back as it was getting upsetting but line goes to unobtainable immediately.  Very annoying, frustrating and has upset my Husband incredibly

Another PPI insurance pestering call. Woman calling argued that there was no such thing as preference service and if you do not pay for the service they do not need to abide by it.
Rude people!!!  Grrr!!!

This one is getting worse. They phone me about 15 minutes ago. When I answered the call there were a few clicks then it went to music (Chopin's minute waltz) so I hung up, but the call didn't clear down. Nearly ten minutes later the music was still playing when lifted the handset! It's only just cleared as I write this.

Mark from Unique Prospects may be" very sorry for the calls", but his statement "we have got nothing to do with the calls that you are getting" is blatantly untrue
1) They sold the list containing our details without our permission.
2) They obviously didn't run  it past TPS and MPS before they sold it.
3) They didn't point out to their customer that they were obliged to do so.

Hi Stricky,
            I have also had umpteen calls from Redress and have contacted Unique Prospects to ask them to remove me from their data base. Following that email I had a telephone call today from Mr Mark Turnbull who is the Director and he stated that they do not supply data to Redress and that they are lying when they give out that information. He appologised for the phone calls we are getting from Redress and has advised that we complain to The Ministry of Justice  and the Iinformation Comissioners Office in the hope they can stop them trading.
  I thought I'd pass on the information to you and others..

Regards

I keep getting calls from this number and when i have tried to call the number back it is unavaliable. I have spoken to a company recently regarding ppi claims who were quite put out that i didnt want to give them information

this number called today and by 'coincidence' so did 08446882753!! When asked if I was Mrs M.... I said no as the pronuciation of my surname was very wrong. I was asked if i was Mrs M... of (my address). I said no. She rang off. Let us see what happens next!

please stop this number from calling my home number - it's driving me mad!!

The calls are still being made from this number so what is the update on redress?

Turnbull is a serial failure and liar; my caller was a Geordie from Tyne & Wear where Turnbull's [***] callcentre operation is based. He passes the blame onto Redress to escape the ICO.

Just look at this [***]'s failures

MR MARK WILLIAM ANDREW TURNBULL
Nationality:
BRITISH
Date of birth:
02/10/1972
Age:
38 years
Appointments as of 20/04/2011
OAKLEIGH FINANCE LIMITED (Dissolved)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
28/05/1999
Occupation:
FINANCE BROKER
THE CLARION PARTNERSHIP LIMITED (Dissolved)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
02/08/2000
Occupation:
SALESMAN
THE CLARION GROUP LIMITED (Liquidation)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
30/09/2004
Occupation:
ENTRPRENEUR
CLARION ON-LINE LIMITED (Dissolved)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
12/05/2004
Occupation:
MAN DIRECTOR
UK CONSUMER DATA LIMITED (Liquidation)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
02/01/2008
Occupation:
DIRECTOR
CLARION FINANCIAL SERVICES LTD (Dissolved)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
16/08/2006
Occupation:
ENTREPRENEUR
LETS TALK FINANCIAL LTD (Dissolved)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
14/09/2007
Occupation:
MANAGING DIRECTOR
UNIQUE PROSPECTS INTL LIMITED (06972119)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
26/10/2010
Occupation:
MANAGING DIRECTOR
JUST DATA SOLUTIONS LIMITED (07322947)
Type:
Current Director
Appointment date:
22/07/2010
Occupation:
SALES DIRECTOR

this number rang yesterday for first time with it being my home town number rang back and it said it was not regonised so i hope ido not receive any more but the next day someone rang about ppi but do not know if these person rang from the same telephone number

I am just back from holiday and listened to my answerphone messages and did some homework on this number because I am TPS registered. It looks like the Unique Prospects firm who sold Redress Claims the phone numbers and names are using ex Phruit staff which explains a lot about their behaviour and posts. I complained to the TPS about Phruit last year and was pleased when something actually happened (see below). From what I have seen of the various counter-claims on this blog there is quite a bit of lying going on but hopefully all 3 parties will all be raided by the ICO and closed down so that we have one fewer set of phone pests and unscrupulous data retailers to suffer.

http://uk.linkedin.com/pub/harriet-price/16/a2/129

Harriet Price's Experience

Account Director
Unique Prospects Ltd.
Privately Held; Marketing and Advertising industry
March 2011 – June 2011 (4 months)

Sales and Account Manager
Phruit
Marketing and Advertising industry
November 2008 – March 2011 (2 years 5 months)

Phruit:
http://www.dmcommission.com/adjudications/2011/02/phruit-ltd/

November 22nd 2010

This case related to telemarketing activity undertaken by Phruit. The Commission investigated following a complaint from an individual consumer who was registered with the Telephone Preference Service (TPS).  The consumer had been contacted with the offer of will-writing services having previously been contacted by Phruit in what seemed to be a lead-generation exercise carried out in the guise of research.  The investigation involved contact with the original complainant, a review of TPS and other web-based complaints and an attempt to validate compliance with TPS cleansing. Over 100 complaints involving people who had registered with TPS were attributable to Phruit directly or to companies using their data. The Commission had access to over two years of dialogue between the DMA’s compliance team and Phruit that was anchored in ongoing concerns over TPS compliance and the misrepresentation of research.

Based on the evidence presented – including a number of admissions by the company – the Commission reached a view that the company had been misrepresenting itself as a researcher when making calls that were really designed to sell goods or services. The practice was found to be the cause of the considerable number of public complaints over what was seen to be Phruit’s cold-call marketing. This, in turn generated subsequent complaints when UK firms used Phruit data and called TPS subscribers in the possibly misplaced understanding these people had opted-in to receiving marketing calls. While Phruit responded in part to some questions the company failed to provide key data and information over its TPS practices and its commercial arrangements.

The Commission found Phruit in breach of the following provisions of the Code – 21.18 and 21.20 on TPS compliance and data cleansing, 3.11 under which Phruit has a responsibility for compliance by suppliers and 3.18 on “sugging”: marketing in the guise of research.  The Commission decided this was a very serious case involving fundamental code provisions on TPS compliance, misrepresentation and the failure to ensure contractors were code-compliant. The Commission proposed membership of the DMA be suspended for a period of at least one year and that the lifting of this suspension thereafter be conditional on evidence from Phruit of action taken to ensure compliance with the Code of Practice.   This proposal has now been implemented by the DMA – please see here for a link to details of the suspension on the DMA website.

If you believe a DMA member is in breach of the Direct Marketing Code of Practice then contact the Direct Marketing Commission – you can alert us to an issue you see here:
http://www.dmcommission.com/make-a-complaint/complaints-form/

These people said they were a financial company of somesort, I told them that I didn't want whatever they were selling and hung up!  However they still call everyday! ARGH!

Had a call from PPI despite being registered with TPS.Asked why he was calling me and he hung up

recieved several calls from this number over the last couple of weeks but not been home to answer and caller doe's not leave message on answerphone and when i try to ring them all i get is that the number i have dialled is incorrect

Hi - That number is incorrect! - it should be 0844 824 6676...

These people just phoned me, Told them after they said REDRESS CLAIMS HAVE YOU HEARD OF US. yes i have , NO i'm not interested thankyou for calling, goodbye then hung up. Short and to the point. now getting my own back.

Please stop these calls. They are driving me crazy. We have major health issues in the family and every call is a worry. TPS haven't stopped them. God in heaven what shall we do