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Number spoofing: the scam coming from phone numbers you trust
Ofcom has said that it鈥檚 going to try to tackle fraud coming through telephone calls from criminals who can make you believe they are phoning from a UK-based landline on a number that belongs to your bank, or the police, or the NHS. They call that con Number Spoofing and it plays a huge role in fraud. It sees people losing millions of pounds to criminals every year.
First broadcast on You & Yours, 25 October 2021.
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