


In order to correctly attribute the source of those charges during billing - all carriers will prevent you from hiding your caller ID when ringing toll-free numbers (if you'd like to learn more about how this works please click here). This is because toll-free numbers are billed to the individual or organisation that owns that telephone number. For obvious reasons, it's not possible to withhold your telephone number when dialing the emergency services, but the same is also true for toll-free (1-800 / 0800) numbers. I discovered that there's actually a way to reveal blocked or unknown numbers - and it's due to the way that toll-free and emergency telephone numbers operate. BUSTED: "There is no way to trace an anonymous caller without involving both the police and telecoms provider" The situation reminded me of one that I'd experienced before, where I was lead to believe there was no possible way to trace an anonymous caller. Through my own research I found this to be untrue, and I want to share what I learned with you. When you use 67 to call someone, you will show up as No Caller ID, Private, Blocked, or something similar on their device. They suspected that they knew the person responsible, and so didn't want to involve the police or telephone company in tracing the calls (which itself would be a long drawn out process involving the courts). These calls are often unwanted and can be a nuisance.

The unknown caller can also refer to a scammer or telemarketer using an anonymous number to try and reach you. It can also refer to a call from a private or blocked number. I was prompted to write this blog post when a friend contacted me recently to share their experiences - they had been receiving nuisance calls from an unknown caller for some time and wanted some advice on what to do. The unknown caller is a term used to describe a phone call from someone not on your contact list.
