What are malicious or nuisance calls?
Malicious or nuisance calls can have a big affect on those who receive them. Whether from people you know or from a complete stranger, this type of call is a criminal offence. If you receive such a call you should: • Tell your phone company as soon as you receive a malicious or nuisance call. It doesn’t matter whether you know the caller’s identity or not. • Phone the operator (100 from a BT line) and ask for the number of your phone company’s nuisance or malicious calls team. Then tell the team that you have received a malicious or nuisance call. Tell the team what the caller said. • In some cases, particularly if the caller is threatening, your phone company will advise you to call the police. • If the caller is making direct threats to you or your family and you believe those threats to be real and immediate, you must call 999 straightaway. • If you believe that the threats made are not immediate, then you should call your local police station. • You may be offered ‘anonymous call’
