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Call France's laughter hotline to cheer yourself up for free

A unique telephone service offers instant laughter therapy, to promote mental and physical health

Scams in France: watch out for these telephone prefixes

Stay alert to these numbers as they are often used by fraudsters

You can soon keep your landline number wherever you move to in France

From January 1, people who move across geographical telephone landline zones in mainland France will be able to request to keep their number

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French bank won’t accept my UK mobile number to confirm purchases

Reader reports that it is impossible to use 11 digits mobile number in French banking system

How can I trace the number of unknown phone number?

Three times this week I have come home to find a number has called me but not left a message. I do not know the number – is there a way to trace who it belongs to? D.L.

Croix-Rouge sets up English-speaking helpline in France

The new English-speaking helpline has been set up by volunteers from the French Red Cross in Saint-Lô in the Manche

Non-premium customer service helplines in France

Firms in France should by law have a non-premium number customers can call. Here are some of the major ones, checked by The Connexion

France rolls out national sex crime prevention helpline

National rollout of free helpline follows a successful trial in seven regions

How did France obtain your number to send SMS?

Many people were surprised to receive a text message from the French government early this morning - but there is a simple reason as to how they were able to contact you.

Last paper phone books sent out in France

Paper phone books have been distributed for the last time.

French SMS scam targets online shoppers

Phishing scam tells people who have just purchased something online that they need to pay VAT to avoid customs charges

Beware phone cons as four arrested in €38m scam

Four staff at a small Paris phone firm have been arrested over a €38million call scam after the fraud squad targeted ‘middlemen’ in cons which fleeced tens of thousands of people.

Smartphone and internet use in France soars

Smartphones are the number one device in France and are growing fast, with over three quarters of French people said to own one and use it to go online almost daily, a new study shows.

Nuisance calls still a pest

A website set up a year ago by the government to stop pest phone cold-callers has been shown to be ineffective.

Phone numbers

Call France's laughter hotline to cheer yourself up for free

Scams in France: watch out for these telephone prefixes

You can soon keep your landline number wherever you move to in France

French bank won’t accept my UK mobile number to confirm purchases

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