You know the feeling. Your phone rings. You glance down and see a number you don’t know. You answer and… silence. Or they hang up. Pretty spooky, eh? These so called ‘ghost calls’ can be a right pain. And they’re not the only unwanted guests trying to get onto your phone. Spam calls and scam texts can all pop up suddenly without any warning.The good news? Your phone is ready to help you fight back! Let’s take a look at what ghost calls are, how to spot the most common scams and the simple tricks that aim to keep them away. Meet the modern-day phone ghost. Ghost calls aren’t paranormal. Thankfully!The term covers anything from silent and abandoned calls to ones that ring once before stopping. Ofcom lists these among the main types of nuisance calls that people get here in the UK.Sometimes, automated calling systems are behind them. These robots will dial lots of numbers at the same time. If you answer, but there’s no agent free to speak to you, you might be met with a wall of silence i
