A Trading Standards initiative in North Lanarkshire is protecting residents from scams with call-blocking devices.

This trick works for smartphones and landlines. Open your phone’s ... on your account private), ask your carrier to block all outgoing calls. Connect to your carrier by calling 611.

More than half of landline calls are made by scammers ... David Hickson, of the Fair Telecoms Campaign, warned that call ...

Try this on your landline ... on the suspicious number then select "Block/report spam." Keep in mind that you will undoubtedly miss some legitimate calls when this mode is on, but unknown callers ...