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    Can a scam call from abroad show a Finnish number?

    How Finland stops caller ID spoofing.

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    Short answer

    Much less often. Under a Traficom regulation, Finnish operators must stop calls coming from abroad that use a fake Finnish caller number. The obligation applied to landline numbers from 1 July 2022 and to mobile numbers from 2 October 2023. Scammers now tend to call from foreign numbers, so a number starting with another country code deserves extra care.

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    Why

    1. NCSC-FI says the spoofing rules applied to fixed numbers from 1 July 2022.
    2. NCSC-FI says mobile numbers were covered from 2 October 2023.
    3. MTV Uutiset reported that calls are filtered nationwide without action from phone users.

    Details

    Some foreign codes look similar to +358 at a glance, for example +385 for Croatia. Read the whole number before you answer or call back.

    Tip

    Banks and authorities never ask for your online banking codes by phone. Hang up and call the official number yourself.

    What may differ

    A genuine Finnish number can still belong to a scammer in rare cases. The rules stop faked numbers, not every scam.

    Common misconception

    If the caller shows a Finnish number, the call is safe.

    What actually happens

    Spoofing is blocked, but a scammer can still call. Never give codes or passwords by phone.

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    Sources

    This answer is for reference only. Scammers change their methods, so stay careful even with messages that look familiar.

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