The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) has closed Russian Coms, a platform used to
defraud people by allowing criminals to spoof official phone numbers.
defraud people by allowing criminals to spoof official phone numbers.
If you’ve ever received a phone call from what looks like an official
institution, only to discover that it’s a scam, the criminals likely used this
service or something similar. Spoofing a phone number is a common tactic that
lends credence to the scam caller, and not many people know it’s even possible.
Russian Coms has been around since 2021,