The National Debt Counsellors’ Association has created a checklist that is designed to help consumers, avoid them being taken in by charlatans and look for a reputable debt counselling company.
Debt counsellors are allowed to and do call consumers to offer their services, according to Benay Sager, chairperson of the National Debt Counsellors’ Association (NDCA).
However, scammers and less reputable people purporting to offer financial services also use phone calls to try and take advantage of vulnerable people.
Sager said: "If you do get a cold call, ask for the number, if it isn’t displayed on your phone, and tell the caller you’ll phone back."
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