After being with iD mobile for over 9 months, for the first time today I received calls from two different people stating that I called them but they missed me. I most definitely have not called either of those numbers as I have only called one person today and they are in my phone’s contact list.
It looks like some pranksters/ spammers are spoofing numbers.
Is there anything iD mobile (or Three who they piggyback off) can do to stop this?
Many thanks,
DarthMinesh
Best answer by WelshPaul
DarthMinesh wrote:
Is there anything iD mobile (or Three who they piggyback off) can do to stop this?
No…
Number spoofing is common place and isn’t just a mobile network issue, landline numbers are also spoofed regularly. I can make outbound calls right now and use whatever number I want, been able to do it since 2006!
There are “things” going on in the background to try and prevent this but it’s a world wide issue, not a UK specific one. This makes it so much harder to tackle.
Is there anything iD mobile (or Three who they piggyback off) can do to stop this?
No…
Number spoofing is common place and isn’t just a mobile network issue, landline numbers are also spoofed regularly. I can make outbound calls right now and use whatever number I want, been able to do it since 2006!
There are “things” going on in the background to try and prevent this but it’s a world wide issue, not a UK specific one. This makes it so much harder to tackle.
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