A new one for me..

Thanks Welbeck- we don't have caller ID so I will look into call guardian phones.

i wouldn't risk doing that as occasionally it's something health related or a real official, esp now when so many health things are contracted out.

I just don’t pick up, if it’s a number I don’t recognise.

Margiknot,
you don't have to get rid of the land-line to avoid scam calls.
i have not had any scam calls since i bought BT call guardian hand sets.
i got them from robert dyas, but they are widely available elsewhere.
and you don't have to be a BT customer.
the magic is in the handset, there is no subscription fee, as long as you have caller ID, which nearly everyone does now.
unknown callers are intercepted and asked to identify themselves, which you then hear and can accept or not.
then you can choose to always, or never accept that caller, or continue to decide each time they ring.

I have had several ‘phishing’ emails purportedly from BT which I have reported to them. More concerning are the data breaches which seem to be so common these days. DD’s work insurance company has been breached and they have given them access to Experian for a year to check for fraud attempts. Five different apps. have asked me to change my password because of data breaches. All genuine. ( I never do it from the notification, just from the main website).

Yes you can have broadband without a phone line.

Sounds good tanith. I’m out of contract with Plusnet and it’s costing me a fortune. My own fault, because I’ve let it slide. Must get it sorted soon.

Georgesgran I was with BT at almost £60pm but I’ve swapped to a new Broadband provider in my area they knocked on the door several times and I said no but then offered me a deal I couldn’t refuse £1pm for a year and £25 thereafter. I was very sceptical and kept my BT for 2mths more but it works perfectly fine TV, iPad, mobile all is working fine. So landlines gone I never used it anyway and no more scam calls.

I keep getting similar calls too it used to be 'bank security' calling and almost always 2 different charges the secondoften £1000! i just hang up now - its so annoying. Its always the land line. I've wondered about disconnecting it ( now the older generation of our families who worried about the cost of ringing mobile phones are gone) too. It would stop the double glazing sales calls too.

I’m looking to swap phone/broadband soon tanith. I wasn’t aware you could have the internet without a landline. I shall do some research.

I’d get 2/3 of these calls a week I’m very happy now my landline has been disconnected at my request and I’m over £50 a month better off. Win win!

I’ve had an email from stamps kittl about student loan forgiveness.

I have had one similar for many weeks. Appeared to have stopped now.
Mine was also scottish sounding. One £300 and one for I think it was £1000. From an american company?
We dont really have dealings much with american companies, and certainly not the company quoted. Also nowadays, figures are more likely to be £999.99 or something. So I was suspcious from the start.
Over several weeks, with the exact same figures each time, well it is obviously fake.