"Claimed to be from energy provider"
Energy provider calls
143 community reports tagged Energy provider across 115 numbers.
Recent activity
2 reports tagged Energy provider in the last 7 days.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 71% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
99% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Energy / Utility Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Energy provider cover 115 different numbers. 2 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 99 · 69%
- Suspicious 42 · 29%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 2 · 1%
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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 31
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 102
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Evening 6pm to 12am 9
Latest reports
"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"
"Getting lots of calls each day from them, saying they're utilita and want me to change, even though I'm with them now π€£π€£ so its a scam and they keep ringing so I've blocked them now"
"Called 3 times in one hour saying they were from the electric company"
"Claimed to be from energy provider Threatened disconnection Offered fake energy deal"
"Energy supplier scam"
"Called saying they were from Utilita. Confirmed my name and address, then said they couldnβt offer a service at my new address. I just moved home and am now with another supplier; my previous address was with Utilita. Feeling confused and thinking it might be a scam or fraud."
"said they were an energy provider saying my readings are incorrect"
"Scammers check company house owner name details and then said they were the electricity supplier. Reported them to cyber crimes."
"Just paid a utility bill online this morning on my providers website. Think its a scam."
"Said they were calling from an energy broker, but wouldn't give me their details when I said I would pass on a message."
"They said they were my electricity provider, knew my postcode but not the right provider."
"Daily calls from this number, begins by asking if i can hear them ok. Says they are from energy supplier. Told my energy company, they aren't responsible."
"Had a call this morning from 0115 762 9842 saying they were from Eon to upgrade my meter (I know this needs doing), booked the appointment then freaked out that it was a scam. Logged into my Eon app and called 0345 862 3405, it wasn't a scam and he could tell me the date that was booked earlier."
"I don't live in Leicester, so why are they calling? Also, I'm in Scotland, so why would I want solar energy?"
"said they were an energy switching service"
"Claimed to be from energy provider"
"Looks like it was from utility wharehouse, but they're in Moscow,"