I have received 2 return calls where someone claims my telephone number called them. I have not made any calls and my phone been near me.
Is this a possible scam, if so how can I prevent it.
Can my telephone number be used elsewhere?
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Telephone Number being used - feel it's a scam.
Best answer by andewhite
Sounds like a scam,
So, I also get these unsolicited calls, which now seem to be part of life with a smartphone unfortunately.
The number ranges used for UK mobile numbers are public domain information. Bad actors probably just go through every mobile number in these ranges, hoping to get lucky - and they must do, otherwise they wouldn’t be doing this.
+26Sounds like a scam,
So, I also get these unsolicited calls, which now seem to be part of life with a smartphone unfortunately.
The number ranges used for UK mobile numbers are public domain information. Bad actors probably just go through every mobile number in these ranges, hoping to get lucky - and they must do, otherwise they wouldn’t be doing this.
+25Hi
I’m sorry to hear this, I’d recommend taking a look at Ofcom’s page about this.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/phones-and-broadband/scam-calls-and-messages/phone-spoof-scam
Tom
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