article_snippet: the Mail bought half a million records, with contact addresses gathered by cold calling receptionists and coaxing information from cold calling receptionists.
article_snippet: ten, fifteen thousand pounds’ Asked where ten, fifteen thousand pounds obtained three firms whose names were passed to the paper as having sold personal information on pensioners which ended up in the hands of people suspected of being involved in a major fraud’ email addresses, Mr Mishra said call centres phoned receptionists to ask for information .
article_snippet: ten, fifteen thousand pounds’ obtained the firms’ email addresses, Mr Mishra said call centres phoned receptionists to ask for information.
highlights_snippet: Department for Business bought half a million records with contact addresses from cold-callers .
  