topic Spoofing mobile numbers in Mobile Network discussions

Spoofing mobile numbers

PyrieDog — Thu, 18 Jul 2024 20:16:34 GMT

I never give my mobile number to anyone except people I know. Since I terminated a 3 year friendship with someone in Europe who became an overbearing pest, and whose mobile I've since blocked, I have since received 3 mobile calls from UK mobile numbers I don't recognise. I have refused to answer my mobile for over a month unless I recognise the number with a contact name.

Are these calls purely chance, or is it possible for someone in the EU to be able to route a call from their mobile (in Finland) to that of a UK mobile number?

Re: Spoofing mobile numbers

Christopher_G — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 06:53:35 GMT

Hi @PyrieDog

I'm sorry to hear that you're in this situation. It's difficult to say who it is that's calling you, since you're not answering the calls, but it is definitely possible that it is coincidence. It's also possible that it is call spoofing, but there doesn't seem to be evidence for this.

If you feel like you need to change your mobile number, our Mobile Care team would be able to help you do that.

Chris

Re: Spoofing mobile numbers

bristolian — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 07:21:30 GMT

I'm not completely following your issue, but any mobile user can divert all their incoming calls to any number of their choosing. I can't recall whether this is also possible to international numbers, which may impact whether a Finnish operator allows it.

Coincidence is also a possibility, although I would expect Finnish numbers to dominate calls to a Finnish mobile.