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Telecommunications frauds

Telecommunications frauds involves the misuse of airtime by fraudsters who have no intention of paying any bills.

Telecommunications frauds can include:

If fraud has been committed, report it to Action Fraud.

See also:
Premium rate phone line scams
Phishing
Business directory fraud

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