topic Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it.. in Security

Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

Gisland246 — Fri, 30 Aug 2024 20:25:58 GMT

I have had 4 people call me today asking why I am calling them..someone is using my mobile number to make scam calls..how do I stop it..?

Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

Christopher_G — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 11:00:04 GMT

Hi @Gisland246

Welcome to the community.

It sounds like your number is being used by someone who is Call Spoofing. Hopefully they stop using it soon, but if you're receiving too many calls about this, I recommend speaking to our Mobile Care team who can change your number for you, as a last resort.

Call spoofing - The EE Community

Chris

Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

davidhkirkham — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 10:14:38 GMT

I'm getting the same, how do they do it?

Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

Linzi_H — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 13:09:40 GMT

Hi @davidhkirkham

Welcome to the community.

If you have a look at the links within the solution on this post there's lots of handy info all about this.

Linzi

Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

Gizbourne — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:07:50 GMT

Hi. These queries seem to be months old, but my husband’s phone has just started getting people calling him saying he’s just called. Appreciate what the issue is but is there any way to protect ourselves?

Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

bristolian — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 12:13:51 GMT

@Gizbourne wrote:
Appreciate what the issue is but is there any way to protect ourselves?

Check the links in the previous posts.

Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

Gizbourne — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:13:25 GMT

Hi. Have done so but other than saying it might not continue for long (?) or change the number (not possible) it looks like there’s nothing anyone can do other than bear the brunt of irate callers who think you have called them!

Re: Someone is using my mobile number to call people.how do i stop it..

bristolian — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:52:53 GMT

@Gizbourne wrote:
looks like there’s nothing anyone can do other than bear the brunt of irate callers who think you have called them!

If someone gets upset over something as simple as a "funny" phone call after you've tried to explain, then just terminate the call and block them. Someone who gets irate at multiple people over something so simple, won't get very far in life...

The couple of these I've had, have ended in mutual amusement rather than anyone getting unnecessarily angry.