Impersonation calls

"Bloke said he was calling from BT head office and wanted to speak to our MD by name but he isnt on our account as a named contact (first red flag) then told me our lines were going to be cut off as not digital, (we have already switched to a digital system away from BT) so I said I'm not falling for it!"

"Said they were pretending to be from HMRC."

"Someone pretending to be from Mortimer Clarke Solicitors. Its not real. I dont have any debt and the actual solicitors deal with debt. Have talked with the real company and this number doesnt belong to them. One of loads of numbers that ring me every day"

"Said they were Vodafone"

"Said they were from EE"

"called saying my vodaphone sim was getting deactivated. im not even with them"

"Phoned, acting like they were BT"

"Pretending to be from EE, trying to get your plan details to give you a discount but can't even say your name."

"said he was from SKY and sent a text with a 6 digit code but told you not to give him the number. Thats part of making you trust that he is really from SKY"

"Indian call centre pretending to be 02, said I had a contract with them and I needed to give them the code. The funny thing is that my contract is no longer with 02."

"said they were Sky and were giving a discount and free iPad. They're scammers."

"Said they were calling from sky, giving discount and a free IPad. Scammers."

"Pretended to be from my network provider, when I asked who he was, he said 02. I've never been with 02. He hung up quickly. Avoid giving any info to these scammers."

"Said he was Vodafone - SCAM!"

"I had a missed call from this number, I called back and there was hold music but no ID. A man with an accent answered, using my first name but said he hadn't called. Seemed really suspicious because he did call, he had my name, and normal people don't have hold music."

"Said it was O2 letting me know I needed to change my sim card. London number but with a strong Indian accent."

"Called pretending to be SKY TV and wanted to discuss my account. I don't have an account with Sky."

"Person said they were from Barclays wanting to talk about payments from my mum's account. She didn't share any bank details, but after checking the number, I'm not sure if it's real, so I will talk to the bank to clarify."

"Got a call from someone pretending to be an HMRC officer, but they called it HER royal majesty rather than HIS royal majesty now."

"Asked a question to get me to say yes then hung up. Said they were from NIE"

"Said they were from my EE network telling me that my number would be cut off in the next 24 hours. I listened to the call where she tried to get my bank details to set up a direct debit. After she finished, I told her my network wasnt EE and blew an air horn down the phone 🤣🤣"

"wouldn't say the company name only gave name as Jamie but was saying that the call was meant to happen even though it wasn't"

"Got a call on my home phone, saying they were 'Virgin Media'. They told me there were problems with my internet and they wanted to sort them out. I could tell it wasn't real as the woman sounded like she was reading from something and had a foreign accent. I could hear a man talking loudly in the background, saying the same thing to someone else. It was so loud I had to hang up quickly. I have reported the number and blocked the caller."

"Said they had a 45% discount for Sky. Asked me to check my email, but when I said no, they hung up right away. I think its a scam."