[damien c]

Originally Posted by Anonymouse

I got what I suspect was a scam call, something about insurance - but not from the company I am registered with. Further, the caller was a West Indian woman, which (not a racist opinion) makes me suspicious. Normally I'd block the call...but it showed as 'private number'.

There are apps to block these, apparently. Trouble is, at least one private number is legit - whether DWP or NHS I can't recall, damn my memory. So I don't want to block those.

What can I do?

- apart from changing my number, a major hassle!

Sadly there is nothing you can do if they don't send their number.

The other issue is, the scammers are also when they call you, presenting their number as a genuine mobile number or landline number of the person they previously called, so even if you block it, you may be blocking someone genuine further down the line.

All you can do is keep yourself safe, knowing that banks etc are not going to call you randomly and ask you to give them certain information, mobile phone companies are not going to give you an iPhone 17 Pro Max with unlimited data, minutes and texts for £38 per month on a 12 month contract with no upfront fee etc etc etc.