Scam-call screening for UK businesses
Scam-call screening checks the caller ID of every inbound call against rules before your phone rings, and labels or blocks calls that spoof numbers such as HMRC or present impossible caller IDs.
Included on Growth and above, or a £3.95/month add-on on any paid plan. It is rule-based, not AI.
What Silux Call’s scam-call screening includes
Also known as
UK buyers search for scam-call screening under many names. Silux Call covers all of them: scam call screening, scam call blocker, spam call blocking, pre-ring scam shield, fraud call protection.
FAQs — Scam-call screening
What is scam-call screening?
Scam-call screening checks the caller ID of every inbound call against rules before your phone rings, and labels or blocks calls that spoof numbers such as HMRC or present impossible caller IDs.
How much does scam-call screening cost in the UK?
Included on Growth and above, or a £3.95/month add-on on any paid plan. It is rule-based, not AI.
What can Silux Call's scam-call screening do?
Checks caller ID before the phone rings; Rules for spoofed HMRC/government numbers; Impossible or forged caller IDs flagged; Label as "Likely scam" or block, per your policy; Your own block list.
Is Scam-call screening ready for the 2027 PSTN switch-off?
Yes. Silux Call runs entirely over IP, so scam-call screening is unaffected by the 31 January 2027 PSTN switch-off — every account also gets a free WLR2 migration audit.
Scam-call screening by industry
- Scam-call screening for Estate agents
- Scam-call screening for Legal practices
- Scam-call screening for Dental practices
- Scam-call screening for GP surgeries
- Scam-call screening for Accountants
- Scam-call screening for Recruitment agencies
- Scam-call screening for IT MSPs
- Scam-call screening for Plumbers & tradespeople
- Scam-call screening for Taxi & private hire
- Scam-call screening for Care homes
- Scam-call screening for Restaurants & takeaways
- Scam-call screening for Charities & non-profits
Scam-call screening by UK city
- Scam-call screening in London
- Scam-call screening in Reading
- Scam-call screening in Slough
- Scam-call screening in Milton Keynes
- Scam-call screening in Oxford
- Scam-call screening in Brighton
- Scam-call screening in Southampton
- Scam-call screening in Portsmouth
- Scam-call screening in Crawley
- Scam-call screening in Guildford
- Scam-call screening in Basingstoke
- Scam-call screening in Maidstone
- Scam-call screening in Canterbury
- Scam-call screening in Chelmsford
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- Call recording (GDPR-compliant)
- PCI-compliant phone payments
- Real-time call translation
- VoIP for remote & hybrid teams
- Cloud phone system
- Business phone line
- 0800 & 03 numbers (on request)
- Auto attendant / virtual switchboard
- Voicemail-to-email & visual voicemail
- CRM phone integration
- WhatsApp & SMS business messaging
- 4G failover & call resilience
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