"Claimed to be from energy provider . saying my charge where going to go up and asked if i was happy to confirm. i said had to think about and where going to call back to customers service. they tried to say i had to give the information now but i refused"
Energy bills calls
81 community reports tagged Energy bills across 80 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Energy bills are steady: 1 report in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday 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
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Energy / Utility Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Energy bills cover 80 different numbers. 1 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 48 · 59%
- Suspicious 33 · 41%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
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 22
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 49
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Evening 6pm to 12am 10
Latest reports
"Caller asked to read my electric meter. Said OK caller asked if I was number 7, without realising, said no and gave my house number. Caller said they were sorry, could they check the meter number corresponded with their records, I said OK. Caller said OK, I'll walk up, see you in a minute. I hung up, went outside - no one on the (short) street, no unknown vehicles either. Realised at that moment that we have smart meters that dont need reading. Checked with utility company, they said definitely not them. Caller sounded younger, male, no decernable accent, polite."
"They claimed to be from a company National Grid. Asked for copies of bills and photos of the electicity meter. Claimed the meter had been overcharging and needed changing"
"Asked for personal info ….claimed to be from OVO, wanted my details for equipment upgrade."
"SCAM don't trust it - woman claimed to be an energy advisor for my postcode district - which she didn't know Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Claimed to be from energy provider Indian person once i refused to give information they became very abusive"
"They claimed to be from a company involved in Gas and Electricity"
"Claimed to be from energy provider asking for who owns the business for feedback on energy utilities."
"Claimed to be from energy provider told me their records showed I was the home owner"
"Claimed to be from energy provider and said they would cut power off if we didnt renew now said they sent 1000 emails and called back aggressively 6 time on trot after telling them where to go"
"Claimed to be from energy provider wanting MPAN/ Accounting information. We tried to push then to speak to our energy consultant but they didn't want to do that. We advised emailing and we could forward to relevant person to help. Waiting to see if any contact via email."
"Felt pressured to act. they claimed to be a support for electrical problems - asking for over £300.00 at a discount from £500.00"
"called to say switch to utilita. I am already with utilita.. blocked ."
"They claimed to be from a company regarding electricity bills. Wanted to explain something then the line went dead! very odd."
"Offered fake energy deal"
"Automated call re energy from a confirmed scammer. Offered fake energy deal"
"Offered fake energy deal , constant calls today, accidently answered one and they said I was a business and I was the owner, tried to find out who electric provider was, became rude and abusive when I did not respond to the idiotic questions, hung up, blocked and reported as spam"
"Called my Dad who said he’d made his final emergency electric payment and would get cut off if he didn’t arrange the next payment. When I took the phone from him and asked him about it, he hung up."
"automated call, probably a scam about energy bills"
"Energy Aware!!"
"Called from Go Compare - knew my name but had wrong details. Mentioned my car reg but said they wanted to talk about saving energy. I hung up."
"Accidentally put my details into what I thought was Money Saving Expert's energy comparison site, but it showed "no results" and said an advisor would call me. I'm such an idiot, I just changed my number because of scam calls, now I'll be on another list..."
"This is a scam calling as Scottish Power, claiming there’s a billing issue. They call and then send a text after. I’ve checked with Scottish Power and they said it’s NOT them, they are looking into it."
"Wanted my details for energy account"