UK Police Arrest 142 In Biggest Global Crackdown On Phone Scammers
Police believe organised crime groups are linked to the website which enables users to access software tools to illicitly obtain victims' bank account funds and commit other fraud.
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| City: | Manchester |
| State: | Great Britain |
| Latitude: | 53.4809500 |
| Longitude: | -2.2374300 |
| Population: | 395,515 |
| Greater Manchester is a metropolitan county in North West England, with a population of 2.7 million. It encompasses one of the largest metropolitan areas in the United Kingdom and comprises ten metropolitan boroughs: Bolton, Bury, Oldham, Rochdale, Stockport, Tameside, Trafford, Wigan, and the cities of Manchester and Salford. Greater Manchester was created on 1 April 1974 as a result of the Local Government Act 1972; and designated a City Region on 1 April 2011. Greater Manchester spans 493 square miles (1,277 km2), which roughly covers the territory of the Greater Manchester Built-up Area,… Wikipedia » | |
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| Hazard level: | 75 % |
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| Latest rating: | Sep 11, 2014 Add comment |
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| Last viewed: | Sep 21, 2025 |
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How long has this service been running and who is it for?
The service was created in 2011 in the Czech Republic. It is an online forum where the users can share their experience with phone numbers, both annoying (mostly telemarketing, surveys) and useful (e.g. couriers, offices)..
Since the beginning, the service has been received very well, which led to localization into more languages. Nowadays, the forum exists in more than 20 languages and 34 countries throughout the world.
The service is intended for anyone who wants to identify the owner of an unknown phone number. The creators of the forum have also recently created the mobile app Call Insider for Android phones. This app, which is connected to the database of the website number-lookup.co.uk, also allows users to automatically block telemarketing numbers.
Police believe organised crime groups are linked to the website which enables users to access software tools to illicitly obtain victims' bank account funds and commit other fraud.
Officials say the scammers identify themselves as a member of local law enforcement, even using the names of real detectives, and demand payment in the form of gift cards to avoid being arrested on a warrant.
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