"Scam call pretending to be Currys PC world. "Attempted Transation at Currys PC World in the amount of £238.93. If this was not you, please press One, Otherwise you may hang up and the request will be processed shortly""
Currys calls
12 community reports tagged Currys across 12 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Currys are steady: 1 report in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 42% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
83% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Appliance Warranty Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Currys cover 12 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 3 · 25%
- Suspicious 7 · 58%
- Unknown 1 · 8%
- Safe 1 · 8%
Most common call type: Appliance Warranty 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 3
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 5
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Evening 6pm to 12am 4
Latest reports
"Automated voicemail left as follows: “prevention line. We are calling because of a suspicious attempted transaction at Curry's PC World in the amount of 238.93 pounds. If this was not you, please press one. Otherwise, you may hang up and the request will be processed shortly.…”"
"Pressured me to act fast saying they were from PC worlds and 337.92 pounds would be taken, if this was not me press one or the transaction would proceed!"
"Captured transcript of automated voice message: “prevention line. We are calling because of a suspicious attempted transaction at Curry's PC World in the amount of 118.93 pounds. If this was not you, please press one. Otherwise, you may hang up and the request will be processed shortly.…”"
"Automated/robocall suggested there had been a suspected fraud with Currys for £699.99"
"SCAM purporting to be CURRIES DELIVERY SUPPORT TEAM"
"Automated voice suggested my card had been used at curry's pc world in the amount of £338.39 if this was not you please press 1 etc. I didn't answer let it go to voicemail block this no. Rang @ 19:05 pm ."
"Call was from Currys regarding a PC that I had sent in for repair. Ended call and called their Cust Services number who confirmed that the call was genuine"
"They claimed to be from a company currys"
"Unsolicited sales call, saying they were offering a £75 sales voucher if I signed up for Currys Broadband"
"Claimed to be from Currys and knew my name. Said he was calling about the delivery of a vacuum cleaner (which I had not ordered). Asked for personal info to confirm my identity. I did not give that information, and said I wanted to check with my partner first. Caller said he would call back, which he did not do."
"I bought a tumble dryer online and got a call from this number within 2/3 hours. I didn’t answer, but when I googled the number, I found that since 2020, people have been contacted after shopping online from Curry’s, which have turned out to be a scam. How is this happening if it's a scam?"