Press Releases from tellows Ltd. (4 total)
The latest threat from phone fraudsters
The ‘press 1’ scam is the latest type of phone fraud affecting consumers in the UK. It is particularly threatening and persuasive because of its focus on money and bank transactions. This means that many are liable to believe the lies told by fraudsters and lose savings.
This type of scam call begins with an automated message from a ‘bank’, informing the listener to press 1 to stop an unauthorised…
Big news for the tellows app for Android
With over 450,000 downloads, more than 6,400 appraisals and 200,000 subscribers, the tellows app Caller ID and Call Blocker for Android has made great strides since it was launched in 2014.
Improvement of the call ID and immediate identification thanks to the tellows score
New countries and languages avaiable
Evaluate and comment on phone numbers in a simple and intuitive way
Block calls even offline and Black list customized with…
tellows Study – Harassment Calls Remain a Big Issue in Many Countries
Nuisance and cold calls are still a distressing problem in many countries. Every single day, phone numbers are reported by users at the online platform tellows.co.uk with the purpose of warning each other of any possible risk calls. Recently, tellows conducted a study to analyse various types of calls in different countries. As an online community to provide information about telephone numbers, tellows aims to find out which caller types…
ICO to Reduce High Number of Nuisance Calls
The new legislation regarding the protection and prevention against nuisance calls has recently come into force. Under the new legislation, which has been valid since the 17th of December, company directors who run unsolicited calls in their companies will be fined by the Information Commisioner’s Office (ICO) of up to £500,000.
Previously, the ICO was only able to fine the companies and not the individuals who run the companies. Because…
