Calls from similar number
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06-01-2021 11:45 AM
Hi.. today I received a call from a very similar number to mine just a couple end digits off.. the guy said he was returning a call I just made to him (which I hadn't) and then I told him I had not called him and he said OK no worries bye.
Thinking this was an anomaly of some sort I went on with my day.. then when I was away from my phone around an hour later another different number very similar to mine I have a missed call from.. no message left.
I am not sure what the scam could be here..is someone else somehow using my number to call people?
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18-05-2021 01:48 PM
Hi @BbeckyN,
Welcome to the EE Community.
I'm sorry to hear you have received a malicious call. I'd recommend blocking the number and if direct threats have been made against you or your family, you should report it the police.
For more tips on dealing with malicious calls, please see How to block unwanted calls and texts?
James
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18-05-2021 01:57 PM
I blame the Facebook hack, millions of phone numbers have been leaked. Check whether yours has been on https://haveibeenpwned.com/ - it might explain the increased activity of scammers lately.
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19-05-2021 12:55 PM
I have recently started receiving several calls from people claiming they have a missed call from me. These all seem like ordinary people, not scammers, and none of these ‘missed calls’ come up on my call logs. Any ideas?
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19-05-2021 01:06 PM
You are a victim of number spoofing along with many others. There's a lot of it about as in
Calls from similar number . There's not much you can do about it.
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20-05-2021 07:59 PM
In the last 4 days I have received 8 calls from mobile numbers very similar to mine. They are exactly the same as my phone number apart from the last 3 digits, which are different every time. Every time I block one, it happens again.
Has this been happening to anyone else?
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20-05-2021 10:33 PM - edited 20-05-2021 10:42 PM
@rebecca19961 : You are a victim of number spoofing along with many others. There's a lot of it about as in Calls from similar number . There's not much you can do about it.
To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone
ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP
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20-05-2021 10:46 PM
Thank you for your reply!
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24-05-2021 04:34 PM
I am receiving calls from people stating they are returning my call. I have Googled my mobile number and it appears somewhere in India is using my number to ring people. Thankfully I am not being charged for these call. How can I stop this from happening?
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24-05-2021 05:05 PM
@MrsG3 : You are a victim of number spoofing along with many others. There's a lot of it about as in Calls from similar number . There's not much you can do about it.
To phone EE CS: Dial Freephone +44 800 079 8586 - Option 1 for Mobile Phone & Mobile Broadband or Option 2 for Home Broadband & Home Phone
ISPs: 1999: Freeserve 48K Dial-Up > 2005: Wanadoo 1 Meg BB > 2007: Orange 2 Meg BB > 2008: Orange 8 Meg LLU > 2010: Orange 16 Meg LLU > 2011: Orange 20 Meg WBC > 2014: EE 20 Meg WBC > 2020: EE 40 Meg FTTC > 2022:EE 80 Meg FTTC SoGEA > 2025 EE 150 Meg FTTP
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27-05-2021 11:01 PM
All day today I have been receiving phone calls off random numbers saying they have just had a missed call off me when I haven’t called them? Why is this happening?
