Don t trust caller ID on phones, says watchdog
The UK telecoms regulator is warning the public not to trust caller ID on their phones as it tries to help stop people becoming victims of fraud.
Speaking to BBC Radio 4 s Money Box, Huw Saunders, a director at Ofcom, says caller ID should not be used as a means of verifying a caller s identification.
Fraudsters are increasingly changing their caller ID to disguise their identity, known as number spoofing. This problem is global in its scope, says Mr Saunders. It s an unfortunate place to be in, but the same message is being given by our counterparts in the US, Canada, France, Australia and elsewhere.
Don t trust caller ID on phones, says Ofcom
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