"Offered a fake deal We received a call from someone claiming to be from SKY and offering us reduction in the cost of our subscription package. The caller took some details from my wife, before passing the call over to the 'Closer' who said that we would receive something in the post. He also sent to her phone, an e-mail. At this point, I heard what was going on and we ended the call when I said that it was a scam. I then looked at the SKY website and contacted SKY on their helpline number. Explaining what had happened, the SKY call handler was able to confirm that we had not received a call from SKY and that this was a scam. He logged the details that I gave him, for a report. I forwarded the number this call came from, to 7726. We deleted the fake e-mail that was received and blocked the number."
Fake deal calls
4 community reports tagged Fake deal across 4 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fake deal are spiking: 3 reports in the last 7 days, against a usual 0.1 reports a week. Take extra care with calls like these right now.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Fake deal cover 4 different numbers.
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 4 · 100%
- Suspicious 0 · 0%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
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 2
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 2
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Evening 6pm to 12am 0
Latest reports
"Called claiming to be the Renewable Energy Rep for my Postal Code area. I said" so what's my Postal Code then?" and he hung up."
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade , They have a lot of your details.... Say will send a new sim the next day, And direct you to a payment site..."
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade, claimed to be from Vodafone but this is definitely a scam. Very plausible and believable, but do not trust them it is fake."