Protecting consumers from harm is a priority for Ofcom, as is the U.K.'s concern about the problem of scams facilitated by phone calls. A common tactic used by scammers is to ‘spoof’ telephone numbers to make them appear to be from a trusted person or organization, such as a bank.
In its response, Numeracle, pioneer in entity identity management and anti-robocall fraud techniques in the U.S. presents KYC and identity management strategies in response to Ofcom in its request for Caller Line Identification deployment recommendations. Based on lessons learned in the U.S., Numeracle provides recommendations on how the U.K. can more effectively protect its citizens from fraudulent activities traversing the voice network.
