UK Cold Call Hotspots: Areas Most Targeted by Nuisance Callers
Searches for "is this number a scam" surged by 100% in the UK over the past month.
According to the Q4 2024 Global Call Threat Report, UK residents received an average of four spam calls per month, with the share of unknown spam calls rising from 28% to 32%.
This contributed to an estimated £1.17 billion lost to fraud last year alone.
With spam and scam calls showing no signs of slowing, the mobile experts at Uswitch have analysed the state of phone fraud in the UK and shared their advice on keeping phones safe from scammers.
Author's summary: UK residents receive four spam calls per month on average.