"Said they were calling from BT about my contract ending."
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
"BT called to ask about turning off ISDN?"
"Just finished a call with them, the guy said he was from bt (I know bt donβt do outreach calls) when I told him I knew he was a scammer he began to deny that he worked for bt. Very strange, he hung up on me lol"
"They claimed to be from... BT and saying "Press 1 to hear a text message, 2 for other option". I rang off as it was a suspicious cold call."
"Said they were BT"
"Think it was a scam. They said they were from BT. Didn't feel right."
"Polite Asian man, said his name was Thomas, couldn't catch the company name. "It's about your BT contract". I told "Thomas" that it's been over 10 years since I had a BT contract. He didn't ask for my name, just if I was the manager. Sounds like a scam.."
"Call about my bt internet, when i said i am not with bt he just put the phone down so blocked"
"Said they were from BT and told me they were reducing my broadband to Β£5 for the next 2 years and a letter would be sent to confirm the seniors rate but they wanted personal information to confirm first."
"Claims to be BT. Said internet would be disconnected if you dont follow what they say. Really persistent time waster. Think its a scan like https://www.thatsnonsense.com/beware-bt-openreach-phone-scams-claiming-to-upgrade-test-or-cut-off-internet/. BT say they dont make calls like this"
"Said they were checking services from Openreach for a company I'd never heard of. Tried to make me think they were BT calling. Nice caller but very dubious of the motives."
"Said he was from BT business, but when I rang the number back, it went straight to his voicemail and it didn't say BT switchboard and he didn't say he was from BT"
"01438989258. He said he was from BT about my broadband and said hi Kay so he knew my name... BT don't call from a number like this."
"Said he was from BT Openreach and that my IP internet connection was public. He wanted me to turn on my computer/iPad so he could guide me on making the IP connection private. I told him it sounded like a scam call, and he answered that he hadnβt asked for any personal info. I hung up on him."
"A nice guy named Adam from BT helped us with moving from analogue to digital. All the problems we had before are gone."
"Said it was bt but it wasn't bt"
"Claiming to be from BT regarding the national decommissioning of landlines. I ended the call as he was really pushy. Might have been trying to sell internet phones."
"said they were from BT telling us our line was going to be switched off. wanted to sell leased line services"
"Impersonating BT"
"Caller said they were from BT/Openreach and that my internet would be cut off due to errors on the line!"
"bt scam"
"bt scam"
"My BT account manager calling regarding our legacy lines. Legitimate service call as confirmed on my portal."
"Cameron said he was from BT and wanted to speak to one of our directors. Put him on hold then hung up"