Reply to post: Re: Perhaps an automated reporting

Ofcom issues stern warning over fake caller number ID scam

James 100

Re: Perhaps an automated reporting

I've wanted a similar facility for a while now: a code like 1671 which you dial after any spam call, which triggers a trace and reporting mechanism. "Number withheld" or not, the telco still knows what route the call came from (since they bill the originating telco for it) - it would be trivial for them to aggregate these reports and feed back to Ofcom for enforcement, while blocking the worst overseas offenders - exactly as we do now for spammers.

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