28/11/2025
Martin Lewis has sent out a reminder about the 159 telephone service.
Dialing 159 in the UK connects you directly and securely to your bank if you've received a suspicious call about your finances. This number is used to break the link with a potential scammer and is a safe way to contact your bank's fraud prevention service when you suspect a scam is occurring or is about to occur. It works with most major UK banks and cannot be spoofed, meaning the call will never come from a scammer.
It may be worth saving this number in to your phone contact list.