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Crackdown on scam calls imitating UK phone numbers

Oxonian — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:27:03 GMT

Crackdown on scam calls pretending to be from UK numbers - BBC News

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c29dwl5e5zjo

Re: Crackdown on scam calls imitating UK phone numbers

pgn — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 17:58:32 GMT

D'you think it might stop my own mobile number from calling my mobile, as happened once some years back. That was a weird experience, I can tell you!

Re: Crackdown on scam calls imitating UK phone numbers

Oxonian — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:38:36 GMT

@pgn wrote:
D'you think it might stop my own mobile number from calling my mobile, as happened once some years back. That was a weird experience, I can tell you!

That just made me experiment @pgn with 'phoning myself on a dual-SIM handset ! 🤣

Re: Crackdown on scam calls imitating UK phone numbers

pgn — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 18:01:25 GMT

Single SIM here @Oxonian - very strange, at that instant when the phone rang and I glanced at it and saw the incoming caller was... me!

I didn't answer - talking to myself would've taken it to a whole n'other level, I thought 😆

Re: Crackdown on scam calls imitating UK phone numbers

bhaskarsamani — Wed, 31 Jul 2024 23:42:54 GMT

I hope it stops it, got a virgin media scam call last week

Re: Crackdown on scam calls imitating UK phone numbers

Oxonian — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 18:27:07 GMT

@bhaskarsamani wrote:
I hope it stops it, got a virgin media scam call last week

It will never stop @bhaskarsamani as it is a game of "cat and mouse" between the scammers and those ying to stop it. 👍