Thursday, 18 December 2025

Scammers are impersonating Three Mobile

Fraudsters are abusing Google's advertising platform, bypassing its checks and hiding behind the click-to-call feature. They are targeting customers of Three UK to try to trick them into giving away sensitive information.

Click-to-call instantly starts a phone call with a business when you click an advert on your mobile. It's theoretically a convenient way to get hold of a company, but scammers can create fake adverts that appear at the top of search results. Find out how these scams work and what you can do to avoid them.

Source: Which? (17 Dec 2025) 

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