Charities face scrutiny over trading of elderly man's data

Regulator to investigate charities that sold and bought personal details of Samuel Rae, who lost 35,000 to scams

Regulators are to investigate the charities that bought and sold the personal data of an elderly man, which resulted in him losing thousands of pounds.

Samuel Rae, an 87-year-old who has dementia, was bombarded with calls and letters from charities. They also sold his personal details, which eventually went to rogue companies.