How to find out telephone number of last caller on my mobile?

[TallTrees]

Is there a number to call from my mobile (like 1471 landline) to find out the last number that called my mobile phone?

I do not use voicemail.

Thank you all....TallTrees

[Anonymous]

@TallTrees

1471 used to work on O2 mobiles which was a relic of it's BT days but alas no longer

If you don't want voicemail and your phone isn't on when the calls come in you could activate call alert

https://www.o2.co.uk/help/digital-services/o2-call-alert

[TallTrees]

Hi @Anonymous

My mobile was on and I had two unusual calls both showed "Private" 

one at 14.09 and the other at 15.50  (both showed missed call)

I did not answer the calls because I didn't know who they were from.

I read somewhere that a scammer could add huge sums of money to 

a persons account ~ even though not answered.  This is scarry!

I have never had a "private" call before.

[TallTrees]

Hello @Anonymous

Would it be possible to stop all calls on my mobile from "Private callers"  ?

Thank you TallTrees

[MI5]

You can block all calls with no caller ID but you risk missing calls you actually want from switchboards that don't transmit CLID.
"Private" calls are no different from "unknown"

[Anonymous]

@TallTrees

As @MI5 has said youi can block unknown and private calls but you can risk missing important calls.

It is possible for you to set your phone not to display your number when you call someone too, I know a number of people who have their phones set this way as they prefer the choice of giving people or organisations their mobile number as opposed to it being picked up via CLI.

I think what you read is a bit of an Internet myth to be honest, the main way this can be done is reverse billed text messages.

[jonsie]

Yes there is a setting to block all unknown numbers which blocks private callers, unknown numbers, withheld numbers but as said, hospitals, doctors, government numbers at will be missed. Many apps will record calls too so it may be worth installing one.

[Bambino]

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@TallTrees wrote:

Hi @Anonymous

My mobile was on and I had two unusual calls both showed "Private" 

one at 14.09 and the other at 15.50  (both showed missed call)

I did not answer the calls because I didn't know who they were from.

I read somewhere that a scammer could add huge sums of money to 

a persons account ~ even though not answered.  This is scarry!

I have never had a "private" call before.

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@TallTrees Anything's possible, I suppose, but I don't think they're capable of doing that yet. If they were they'd be calling every active number on the planet. Where did you read that?

[MI5]

There's no way you can be charged for receiving a call when in your home country, so it's very much a myth. What you should never do is accept a reverse charge from anyone you don't know and don't press any buttons that the recorded announcement might ask you to do.
Also, referring back to the 2 calls you received today, as they came through as private, there's no way to find the numbers, but customer services can perform a reverse trace if they become a nuisance.
https://www.o2.co.uk/help/safety-and-security/unwanted-calls-and-messages

[TallTrees]

Thank you @MI5

I may do that though, I will consider carefully though