Warning about scam calls from “matching” mobile phone numbers
The National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB) is warning the public to be vigilant of scam calls that appear to be coming from numbers similar to their own. Commonly, the first seven digits (07nnnnn) match the victim’s own number.

Contacted me about my 'recent traffic accident' (I haven't had one.) Said they were based in Liverpool, but I recognized the area code as Crewe. And apparently 'data protection' prevented them from telling me where they had got MY data from...er...hello???