"claimed to be from co dealing with incorrectly fitted insulation very persistent. Asked called why she was breaching TPS rules and calling me time and time again - call terminated."
Insulation calls
39 community reports tagged Insulation across 39 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Insulation are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.4 reports a week.
When people report it
Monday is the busiest day for these reports, and 51% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
97% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Home Improvement Scam (Loft, Damp, etc).
Numbers used
Reports tagged Insulation cover 39 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 23 · 59%
- Suspicious 15 · 38%
- Unknown 1 · 3%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Home Improvement Scam (Loft, Damp, etc)
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 13
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 20
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Evening 6pm to 12am 5
Latest reports
"Cold Caller claimed their company had installed insulation some years ago and were now required to update the certificate and required access to the house. Knew name and address and said person would call following day. Caller was informed that the engineer would need to carry identification which would be checked by a police officer friend who was visiting me. No visit materialised so suspected attempt to access the building. Same number or similar call should be treated as dangerous A call back to this number showed number as unobtainable"
"Jackie about Insulation, said "nothing to worry about" Said no- because I don't want to talk to you. Rang at 9.30 am on a Saturday morning. Legitimate businesses only work Monday to Friday, surely!! Hung up."
"Called about home heating and insulation."
"Scam insulation call. Do not give details or talk to them."
"Claimed his company "Eco" had installed our roof insulation and now needed to check it. They didn't."
"Called several times, my phone already calls is spam, and it is some Indian guy asking me about the damp I reported and other questions, seemingly wanting me to say *Yes*. I ended the call after telling him I live in a tent."
"Cold call. They claimed to be from a company doing cavity wall insulation. Told them aboutTPS."
"Phone came up as Spam, something about insulation being free if your over 60's As soon as I told them I was 30 and no one in the house was that age they were very quick on the phone and had nothing else to say."
"They claimed to be from a company Cavity Insulation. Not Sure??"
"Loft insulation scam call. The caller sometimes says his name is James (no surname). He doesn't listen. If you leave a voicemail, he just keeps talking."
"Called multiple times claiming to be interested in property insulation. Always ask if I am the homeowner. This happens every 2-3 weeks, always same voice always starts with "can you hear me" continues to talk over my responses which suggests recorded."
"calling in reply to my enquiry about damp and insulation in my property! I have never contacted any company I have no damp or any other problem. told them to b----r off bloody scammers and that is what it was TOTAL SCAM CALL BEWARE."
"HOME INSULATION SCAM"
"seeling to fix roof insulation Unsolicited sales call"
"Insulation scam call. Had AI in the background and couldnt deal with anything 'off script'. Waited about 1 minute then hung up."
"Claims to be "Energy advisory company". indicates they know my property and type of insulation we have. Wont stop talking and not listening to me. several calls over three days, from differing numbers. I Just hang up"
"Called about spray foam insulation, trying to get me to agree to removal using scare tactics by ‘surveyor’. This is the fourth time I’ve been targeted."
"Didn't verify their identity they would not give me the name of the company, started asking what type of property we had what type of loft insulation we had and if it was fiberglass insulation it could cause chest problems. When I asked again which company she was from she put the phone down."
"Automated/robocall loft insulation"
"This was a scam caller. I didnt pick up, other websites say this number is a scam for heating/insulation ……. Since I have TPS, ex directory and now digital voice I only get scam callers now"
"Roof insulation salesman"
"Home insulation survey"
"Cold call about home insulation."