Nine in 10 people affected by 'scourge of cold callers'

James Phillips
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More than half of savers are worried about the government's delay to initiate a ban on cold calling, Aegon says as its research also reveals 91% have received them.

The "menace of cold calling" has also seen 28% offered 'free pension reviews', either by the phone, email or text. For seven in 10 people, this, alongside the delay to the cold-calling ban, has ...

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