"They claimed to be from British gas"
British Gas calls
56 community reports tagged British Gas across 43 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged British Gas are steady: 1 report in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1 report a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 61% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
91% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Energy / Utility Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged British Gas cover 43 different numbers. 2 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 31 · 55%
- Suspicious 20 · 36%
- Unknown 2 · 4%
- Safe 3 · 5%
Most common call type: Energy / Utility Scam
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 16
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 34
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Evening 6pm to 12am 6
Latest reports
"A non-white sounding person with little ability to speak English, claiming to be from British Gas. They sounded retarded so it may well have been legitimate."
"Claimed that they were from British Gas Asked for meter reading"
"Claimed to be from energy provider british gas - scam call centre"
"They claimed to be from a company call SMS meter replacement service working on behalf of British Gas. Said our new meter needed replacing......suspected something not quite right 0203 917 8879 be careful."
"claiming to be British Gas"
"Call showed a possible spam on my mobile screen also showed call was from British Gas. Called me everyday for a week. Finally answered call & was told I need my smart meter updating & they'd like to visit my house. I said I don't have a smart meter, please remove my number from their call list. They ignored my requests & call me twice a day."
"Left a Voicemail to say its British Gas - I don't believe it is"
"They claimed to be from a company british gas and wanted to speak to accounts for a meter reading"
"sale confirmation, british gas"
"Claimed to be from energy provider British Gas. Asked for personal details. Scam. African accent."
"Genuine provider call from British gas"
"They claimed to be from a company British Gas"
"Said they were from British Gas calling about unpaid bills. Gave an incorrect address. I said that the fact they were calling from a mobile number worried me so I would call British Gas directly myself. He got very angry, called me names and threatened to send people out to settle the 'debt'"
"Claim to be British Gas."
"Offered fake energy deal Realistic AI voice selling energy renewal saying it was from British Gas. It said it was AI because I asked it. It had fooled mum who took the call on her phone and believed it was real and passed the phone onto me. It was trying to sell an energy deal and said it could put me in touch with a real person. The only give away was that I could still hear it speaking as mum passed the phone to me. It wasn’t aware of the nuances of conversation after being told to ‘hang on a tick while I pass you over’."
"Claimed to be British Gas but asked for far too much personal info. Said they needed to fit a meter, which is possible."
"They claimed to be from a company British Gas"
"01678414136 - unwanted phone call (I'm signed up to the TPS service so shouldn't receive any calls about selling stuff) , an indian women called me 3/7/2026 at 14:51 , spoke very bad english , claimed to be from British Gas selling gas boiler cover , she said all i needed to do was give her my bank sort code and account number to set up . at this point i just laughed and she said "beware of the light" . i believe she meant to say "beware of the dark" in an attempt to scare me . what made me laugh was i dont have a gas boiler and it was very clear she was reading from a very poorly made script , at this point she hung up"
"Claimed to be from energy provider British Gas - I screamed at her as she woke me up."
"Spam call, very dodgy, said they were Birtish Gas. I put the phone down and got in touch with Biritish Gas who said it wasnt them that called."
"They sent me a message saying they were from British Gas and sent letters to my old address, but I'm not with them."
"Scottish Power call centre said it was outsourced, got a confirmation email from both Scottish Power and British Gas about my switch, nothing to worry about."
"Said she was from British Gas. Got really aggressive when i asked her to send renewal prices by email as i was very busy!!!"