Practical next steps
What to do after a suspicious call
- First step
- End the call and use an independently verified number
- Suspicious texts
- Forward to 7726
- Financial loss
- Report to Action Fraud
End the call, verify the organisation independently, block unwanted contact and use the appropriate reporting route.
What the record means
Facts first, identity separate
Use device blocking for unwanted calls. Send suspicious texts to 7726. If money was lost, report it to Action Fraud; use the ICO route for unwanted marketing calls.
Source detail
- Unwanted marketing calls
- Report to the ICO
Claim identifiers and provenance
hub:call-actions:callback:a3476e4c:v1hub:call-actions:sms_route:a3476e4c:v1hub:call-actions:loss_route:a3476e4c:v1hub:call-actions:marketing_route:a3476e4c:v1