Teaching Your Family to Recognise Suspicious Number Types
One of the most effective things you can do for elderly relatives is to teach them to recognise basic UK number types before calling back any unknown number. A few minutes of explanation could prevent a costly mistake.
The key points to share: 070 numbers are premium rate despite looking like mobiles; 09 numbers are very expensive to call; international numbers starting with + should always be searched before calling back; and any number – even one displaying a familiar bank or government code – could be spoofed. When in doubt, search it on WhoTelephonedMe.co.uk first.