"Cold call from a company calling themselves Energy Save UK. Blocked!"
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
"Cold call - Energy sales call."
"I read someone else had a call from this number pretending they were Scottish Power"
"Said they were calling for British Gas about my gas meter not sending automatic updates, but my gas meter isn't automatic, I send in the readings myself."
"Valda Energy. Electric supplier in the UK. Once they get your number, they are non-stop calling bothering to get you to sign with them."
"Said they were utilita and that I'm leaving, but this is a scam."
"Offered to help lower my Utility Warehouse bills."
"Said they were from Scottish Power and wanted all my account details, including bank info⦠Not given."
"Told me he was from EDF and wanted to know when our current contract finishes (we're with EDF at the moment) - asked him who he had as point of contact, and he gave a name of someone that had left the company 5-10yrs ago"
"Scotland power"
"Said they were from zinc group calling for ovo energy. Ovo new nothing about them scam call, premium rate number to call them back on."
"Ask about electricity"
"Said they were an energy company among other things. Do not answer."
"Said they were Eon Electricity and could save money. Told me they'd put me through to a manager in two minutes. I did not wait. Might be real but sounded dodgy."
"Heavy Indian/Pakistani accent trying to speak English, almost impossible to understand. Something about an energy company. Call ended. Do not answer!"
"He was saying that our supply was in danger"
"03330570870 showed up on my phone as Fraud risk Check. A Bit confusing so i rang it as i thought it was a fraud check. The person on the other end new my name and said that I had recently tried to switch my energy provider which I had not. They then tried to get me to switch my energy provider. I hung up and blocked the number."
"Calls asking for people who handle energy contracts - pretended to be local - then got rude and vulgar when you said you weren't interested!"
"Said they were from Octopus but I could hear another call handler in the back round saying they were from EDF."
"Calls wanting people who handle the energy contracts - says they're local - then gets nasty when you tell them you're not interest - rude and vulgar!"
"Keeps ringing me saying they're an energy saving company. Want all my details. Get lost!"
"Spoofed number, no sound, then a recorded American voice about energy, then when they talk it's a scam Indian call centre, you can hear other scammers in the background too lol."
"Asked for bank details and told me they were calling from an energy company. Don't answer!"
"Don't click on the utility link in the reels"