£400k fine for claims company who made 100m nuisance calls

A claims management company who made nearly 100 million nuisance telephone calls has been fined a record £400,000. 

 

Company fined £400k for nuisance calls 

 

Keurboom Communications Ltd in Bedfordshire was given the record-breaking fine by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).  Keurboom had harassed victims for 18 months asking whether they had suffered personal injury or wanted to make a claim for mis-sold PPI (payment protection insurance).  Victims would receive calls throughout the day, sometimes repeatedly and at unsocial hours.  More than 1,000 people complained to the Information Commissioner's Office. 

 

Keurboom has now gone into liquidation but the ICO said they will work with liquidators to recover the fine.