How to tackle phone scams as fraudsters fake cost of living schemes

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MORE than half of all unwanted calls to UK phone numbers are from fraudsters, new research has found. Bogus calls relating to energy help schemes and other cost-of-living scams have surged in recen…

and Virgin Media all offer services to help filter out unwanted sales calls and block the numbers of known scammers.Mr Curry said: “These allow customers to input numbers into a list which includes family members and friends. Any numbers calling outside of this list will automatically get blocked.

“Others work by asking the caller to state their name before the call is put through to the receiver.”It’s vital to help protect elderly or vulnerable relatives from scam callers.Mr Curry added: “Make sure your family members know not to reveal their bank account details, PIN numbers or any other confidential information to nuisance callers.”

 

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