Scammers hiding behind fake numbers will be unmasked under a new partnership with Britain’s biggest phone companies to protect the public from fraud.

A landmark new agreement between government and industry, signed at the BT Tower today, will see a raft of new measures to safeguard the UK’s mobile network from fraud. It will make it harder than ever for criminals to trick people through scam calls, using cutting edge technology to expose fraudsters and bring them to justice.

Scam calls and texts are a daily frustration for many, with criminals based abroad often impersonating trusted organisations like banks and government departments to deceive people to steal money or personal information.

Britain’s biggest mobile networks have committed to upgrade their network within the next year t

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