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Is there anyone else getting calls from this phone number?

Today we received several calls from this number in our offices, a scenario that's become all too familiar as we regularly field similar inquiries from other callers representing insurance companies. Our business lines are essentially relayed to various insurers by our clients, as we act on their behalf to safeguard them from fraudulent practices. Consequently, we end up with a deluge of calls from bewildered customers looking for guidance and support. As a company authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), we serve as Insurance Intermediaries. Our primary goal is to shield consumers and policyholders from being misled, ensuring they recover substantial sums that they’re rightfully owed by motor insurers. It's important to note that making unsolicited calls to individuals and small businesses without FCA authorisation for handling motor insurance claims is a serious violation of the law. Despite hefty fines amounting to billions faced by banks and insurers alike for regulatory breaches, many companies have opted to flout these rules by employing unregulated traders and solicitors to bombard innocent, often vulnerable consumers with unsolicited calls. In these instances, misleading, and downright incorrect guidance is often provided, ultimately depriving consumers and SMEs of their rightful claims. This includes issues surrounding vehicle valuations, injury assessments, treatment costs, repair expenses, and so on! Notably, one insurer faced penalties exceeding £36 million for such questionable practices. It seems they believed - much like certain banks have - that the profits gained from misleading clients would overshadow any fines imposed. This has unfortunately led to an environment where insurers routinely disregard consumer rights and engage in unsolicited calling, threatening to blacklist consumers who dare challenge their authority so that they find it difficult to secure insurance coverage again. Such tactics exemplify the convoluted ways consumers are misled by insurers and their dubious associates. It's yet another instance of an insurance scam that continues to persist despite oversight from the Solicitors Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority! For nearly a decade now, this issue has cost consumers an estimated £10-20 billion in losses associated with home, motor, and various other insurance claims! I trust this information proves useful, as it certainly appears that an insurer’s representative might be turning a blind eye to legal standards?

This morning, I received multiple calls from this number on several of my phones. A man with the same voice each time didn’t bother to identify himself and was quite direct about wanting to talk about a motor insurance claim, I think. Sounds to me like a solicitor’s firm breaking the FSMA 2000 and SRA rules by cold-calling like this, trying to meddle in a legitimate claim so the insurer can make a quick buck off me. I’ve already got an FCA-authorised insurance intermediary handling things for me, who specialises in road traffic accidents and knows all about how insurers scam you through dodgy solicitors. These solicitors are clearly acting unlawfully!

My mum's 77 and she keeps getting these random calls where the caller just hangs up straightaway. Honestly, it’s so upsetting for her and I think it's starting to really affect her health. Why would someone do this?