topic Cloned phone? in Security

Cloned phone?

EmChatters — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 10:28:12 GMT

Someone has just called my number and said they’ve had a missed call from me. But I haven’t phoned anyone. Should I be worried?

Re: Cloned phone?

Schockwave — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:00:48 GMT

Hello @EmChatters ,

Welcome to the community,

This can happen, I would not worry, no one can clone your number, I have heard others have had the same, I have never had it thus far.

Re: Cloned phone?

XRaySpeX — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 11:11:53 GMT

Your no. has been spoofed, probably by scammers to hide their id while scamming others. The Number Spoofing Scam - Ofcom explains what could be causing this. It usually dies down after a short time, but if you feel like you need to, you can change your number through our Customer Support team.

Re: Cloned phone?

Northerner — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:23:35 GMT

Hi @EmChatters

This sometimes happens randomly. Try asking EE to refresh your line and restart your device.

Thanks

Re: Cloned phone?

bristolian — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:37:31 GMT

@Northerner wrote:
This sometimes happens randomly. Try asking EE to refresh your line and restart your device.

The issue here is that other users are faking their caller-ID. Restarting your phone or having your config refreshed will have no impact here.