The Office of Fair Trading has warned 10 firms to stop making unsolicited and misleading calls to advertise services.
The six debt management and four cold-calling firms were told they could face formal action if they failed to stop.
It came after the trading watchdog and the Information Commissioner’s Office received a large number of complaints about the firms, which cannot be named.
The OFT said it was “completely unacceptable” for companies to take advantage of people with debt problems.
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