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Missed call from 070 — is it safe to ring back?
WCL EditorialEditor
1 month ago
070 looks like a mobile but it's not — see 070 personal-numbering scams. Calls to 070 can cost up to 50p per minute, and the classic wangiri pattern is: scammer dials, rings once, hangs up. Curious recipient calls back. The 070 plays a long hold message while the holder collects per-minute revenue share.
Do not call back unidentified 070 numbers. Look them up on this site first.
2 replies
- Faisal D.28 days ago
Lost £18 to one of these in 2024 before I learned. The trick is that 070 reads as '07X' = mobile to most people. Missing the third digit is so easy.
- Anna O.25 days ago
BT Call Protect lets you block 070 as a whole prefix on landlines. Worth setting up.
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