topic Re: Someone saying they’ve had a missed call in Talk

Someone saying they’ve had a missed call

KellyPLBL — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:28:54 GMT

I have had two separate people saying they'd had a missed call from me and I definitely haven't called them. What is this?

Instantly thinking some kind of fraud 🙄

Re: Someone saying they’ve had a missed call

Mark39 — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 19:41:46 GMT

I would guess that the calls were from a scammer or some other miscreant who has randomly spoofed your phone number so that the call appears genuine but can't be traced back to them. It's not uncommon.

Re: Someone saying they’ve had a missed call

SteveY13 — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 12:40:16 GMT

I've had about 8 calls now, rang up Sky twice as self employed and trying to run a business, installed apps they suggested and all other steps. Still getting calls, been 2 weeks. Hoping someone comes up with a solution rather than what the problem is??

Re: Someone saying they’ve had a missed call

Mark39 — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 13:32:22 GMT

@SteveY13 you haven't said what Sky suggested. One solution would be to use the Sky Talk Shield to screen your incoming calls.

Re: Someone saying they’ve had a missed call

TimmyBGood — Fri, 19 Jan 2024 15:47:39 GMT

@SteveY13 wrote:

Hoping someone comes up with a solution rather than what the problem is??

There is no currently adopted telecoms industry 'solution' which prevents number spoofing.

STIR/SHAKEN is a proposal which would help, but has yet to gain traction.

I keep getting calls from people saying they have had a missed call from me and i haven't rung them

Penny19 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 19:56:55 GMT

why i am getting calls last few weeks from people saying they have a missed call from me. No idea who they are and not called them

Re: I keep getting calls from people saying they have had a missed call from me and i haven't rung t

Daniel0210 — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:01:53 GMT

@Penny19

Most likely scammers. They spoof your number. It has been referred to on here quite a lot. They normally move on to another number before too long. There's nothing you can do to stop it I'm afraid.

Re: I keep getting calls from people saying they have had a missed call from me and i haven't rung t

caesarome — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:03:08 GMT

It could be that scammers are making scam calls but spoofing it to make it look like the number the calls are coming from is yours. There isn't much you can do but should this continue you could ask Sky about cancelling the sim so they can issue you with another one that will have a different number.