"Said they were from a utility company and that i had recently moved into a new business property. Very persistent. They use loads of different numbers to keep calling you on, all saying the same thing."
Energy provider calls
176 community reports tagged Energy provider across 143 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Energy provider are spiking: 4 reports in the last 7 days, against a usual 1.8 reports a week. Take extra care with calls like these right now.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 70% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Energy / Utility Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Energy provider cover 143 different numbers. 11 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 118 · 67%
- Suspicious 54 · 31%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 4 · 2%
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.
-
Night 12am to 6am 1
-
Morning 6am to 12pm 43
-
Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 123
-
Evening 6pm to 12am 9
Latest reports
"One of many from around the country claiming to be a local energy person"
"One of many claiming to be from a local energy"
"One of many phoning claiming to represent my local energy area"
"Silent call when driving. Blocked. Similar numbers 2 hours ago 01544 600 reported solar energy quotes"
"Automated call about energy from a known scammer."
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Energy seller"
"claimed to be calling from ovo energy indian wanted account info"
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Claimed to be from energy provider I answered the phone but got silence on the line like a few other similar numbers do exactly the same when answered just stay silent or hang up straight away."
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Energy Scam"
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Got a call from this number saying they were octopus energy. Clearly wasn't."
"Claimed to be from energy provider but was female Indian very strong accent and very bad line"
"Said they were from GoCompare "about your gas and electricity prices". No thanks!!! Blocked!"
"Said they were from CS Energy saying they picked up a fault code while monitoring my solar panel invertor and needed to send an engineer. Nobody monitors them, it's a SCAM. I told them to go F* themselves and they hung up!"
"Last week got a call from someone claiming to be Sarah from Octopus Energy. This week, she mixed up her story and said she was a Sarah from Uswitch! Don't trust them!"
"Missed call. When I called back, a recorded voice said it was the energy department and told me to press 1 to speak to someone. I think it was spam."
"Said it was octopus energy but the fixed rates were all wrong"