Call-blockers to protect against scams available for free in West Dunbartonshire

dailyrecord.co.uk:

Free call-blocking devices in order to protect the most vulnerable people in West Dunbartonshire from becoming victims of scams are being rolled out.Funding from the Life Changes Trust – supported through the National Lottery Community Fund – has made the project possible locally.It follows an increase in the variety of phone scams being reported by communities within the region.The most common types of scam call police are currently seeing are calls from people pretending to be from the resident’s bank asking for money to be transferred into a different account, or pretending to be from reputable companies such as BT or Microsoft.Scam calls have also increased during the pandemic with people signing up to streaming services and fraudsters