How to report scam texts and mobile calls to 7726
Published: 14 February 2024
Find out how to report an unwanted or scam text or mobile call to your provider using the free 7726 service.
Top tips to stay safe from the scammers
Published: 12 February 2024
Last updated: 12 February 2024
Scams have been on the rise in recent years. Read our top tips for protecting yourself from scammers.
Coronavirus scam calls and texts
Published: 31 March 2022
Last updated: 7 February 2024
We have received reports of scam calls and texts relating to the coronavirus, or Covid-19.
Enforcement programme into phone and text scams
Published: 1 February 2024
Last updated: 1 February 2024
Ofcom is today opening a programme of work, or ‘enforcement programme’ to look at what is being done by companies within the sector and how the General Conditions of Entitlement (GCs) and industry guidance are applied.
Tackling scam calls and texts
Published: 1 February 2024
How Ofcom is responding to the widespread problem of scam calls and texts.
Consultation: Tackling scam calls – expecting providers to block more calls with spoofed numbers
Published: 1 February 2024
We are proposing to update our Calling Line Identification guidance to confirm that providers are expected to identify and block scam calls.
Fall in scam calls following Ofcom action
Published: 29 August 2023
Last updated: 29 August 2023
Scam calls using a particular set of phone numbers have reduced dramatically, after Ofcom introduced new rules a year ago.
Malware alert: beware of fake delivery company text messages
Published: 6 July 2023
Last updated: 6 July 2023
A text-message scam that infects Android mobile phones with malicious software (malware) is targeting people in the UK.
How to protect yourself from scam phone calls and texts
Published: 5 July 2023
Last updated: 5 July 2023
It’s never been more important to protect yourself from scam phone calls and texts.
Ofcom supports Scams Awareness Fortnight
Published: 28 June 2023
Last updated: 29 June 2023
Today marks the start of Scams Awareness Fortnight, a campaign aimed at helping people to avoid falling victim to scams.