Cold Calls About Personal Alarms and Health: “You Qualify for a Free Pendant”

Which? has warned of a rise in cold calls targeting older people about personal alarms – the pendants or wristbands that call for help after a fall. Callers say you qualify for a free alarm, that your alarm must be upgraded for the digital phone switchover, or that they are from the NHS. This course explains the tricks and how to get a genuine alarm safely.

This course gives general consumer information. Genuine personal alarms can be very helpful; the key is to arrange one yourself through a provider you have checked.

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