"They claimed to be from a company - BT security, saying there had been reports of problems with security on the internet. I said I had no problems - the reply was do you want me to block your internet? I replied do you want me to report you as a scam call ? She hung up!"
BT calls
159 community reports tagged BT across 119 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged BT are steady: 4 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.1 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 60% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
94% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone).
Numbers used
Reports tagged BT cover 119 different numbers. 7 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 90 · 57%
- Suspicious 59 · 37%
- Unknown 2 · 1%
- Safe 8 · 5%
Most common call type: Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone)
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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 42
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 96
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Evening 6pm to 12am 20
Latest reports
"indian call centre pretending to be BT"
"The caller said he was from BT head office, but asked loads of questions about my BT account that he should already know if it was real. He thought I had BT broadband, but he was wrong."
"claimed calling from BT internet stating that home internet has gone public, been hacked, or has a compromised IP address.Suggested they help me to change vpn"
"They claimed to be from a company BT and talked about cancellation. I am 85 years old. Claimed to be from my network"
"They claimed to be from a company BT someone else using my broadband"
"They claimed to be from a company Nasty little tech support scammer. Tried to claim he was OpenReach then BT. Said my net work security was compromised tried to get me to run the Netstat with "foreign address" nonsense. When I called him out he said he would cut my internet access. I told him I would hold the line while he did it LOL γ"
"call claimed to be from BT about security problems with internet usage"
"Called saying they were from BT but when I questioned them they just hung up"
"Felt pressured to act. Automated/robocall Claimed to be calling from BT service - translating text message into spoken message - "Moffatt rang" Gobbledegook!"
"BT Business Account Manager call"
"Automated call claiming to be from BT. I don't have any services with BT. I didn't soeak. It called me twice trying to get a response then ended the call."
"Said they were a scammer making a ridiculous claim that 'it' was calling from BT, a company I don't have an account with."
"Scammer called lying about being from BT, which I donβt have an account with."
"Scammer, trying to sell mobile contracts, SKY TV, and BT contracts. None are related to the companies mentioned. Both do not sub-contract."
"Caller said they were from BT (couldn't catch the company name because of their thick Asian accent) and mentioned I needed to renew my contract, offering to put me through to a manager to talk about it. When I asked them to confirm my BT account number, the scam fell apart! I hung up with some choice words!!!"
"Called the business number saying they were from BT and that you had to renew your phone contract"
"claimed to be from BT (british name but heavy Asian accent). He disconnected call when I wouldn't give the name of the main internet user."
"Had 4 or 5 calls now. The first call sounded like it was from BT, but it was hard to hear because of background noise. I was also busy. Later calls didn't leave any messages - just background noise or nothing."
"Called today saying he was from BT doing a review of my number and could maybe cut costs I told him we dont use BT so he changed tack to Open Reach I gave him my email and asked him to send over the details He said he would but nothing has come through"
"Asked for the business manager about BT. Said the contract was ending and wanted the owner to renew. We don't have a BT contract. Scammers."
"Caller called saying they were from BT - scam call?"
"Saying they were from BT"
"Said he was calling from BT - think its a scam"