"left message on my phone, woman asked me to add her number to whats app. No name, no explanation, a known scam technique so blocked the number."
Mobile phone calls
26 community reports tagged Mobile phone across 26 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Mobile phone are steady: 3 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 85% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
92% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone).
Numbers used
Reports tagged Mobile phone cover 26 different numbers. 18 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 8 · 31%
- Suspicious 16 · 62%
- Unknown 2 · 8%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone)
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 22
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Evening 6pm to 12am 2
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from Sky , offered mobile phone for free,then use the details given to take out various mobile contracts."
"Claimed to be from my network but not been with 3G for over 20yrs."
"Claimed to be from my network said SIM card going to stop working"
"Unsure what the call was about . Said they were from Vodaphone and started talking about my SIM card. Although I have been a customer of Vodaphone in the past, I have not been a customer for over two years. The foreign accent of the caller made it very unclear to me what it was about so I ended the call. They called me another two times but I just rejected the calls."
"Unsolicited sales call claimed to be from 3 mobile offering discount and a free gift but then I recieved an email with a change to my contract which included a new Apple I phone which I did not request. When I said that I was terminating the call the caller became frustrated"
"They claimed to be from tesco mobile, sounded suspicious."
"Mobile discount allegedly"
"Claimed to be from my network but couldn't verify as it's not a number I'm used to"
"Threatened disconnection message saying your phone number will be out of service for customer services english press one chinese press two 3 different numbers same message 07836 341219 , 07808 125543 , 07474 071479"
"Threatened disconnection Indian gentleman rang to be honest I couldn't tell what he was saying. But he did say that my sim card and repeated the last 3 numbers would be turned of within 24 hours"
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade They claimed to be from my mobile phone company offering to replace my contract and asked for bank details. I called my provider who confirmed that they had not contacted me."
"Claimed to be from my network (lebera) and wanted to upgrade my plan."
"They claimed to be from a company no vm left"
"They claimed to be from a company 3G Claiming my SIM would be deactivated"
"Offered a fake deal. Offered free ipad but signed me up for a mobile telephone with sky and contract!"
"Claimed to be from my network and offered free headphones and phones"
"Asked if was experiencing signal problens"
"they said i might lose my service"
"Caller purported to be from mobile phone network provider. Definitely not. Scam caller."
"They tried to impersonate O2, I said I'm not even with O2, they tried to convince me I was with O2, I told them they were calling my TV, they were very confused but continued the call regardless (as a professional should - they didn't drop the act easily), they asked me if I have a mobile phone, I said no I have a TV, they went away to check something, then they came back and said thank you bye"
"Called about eSIM replacement. Felt pressured to act . I ended the call."
"Claimed to be from my network ,offered a 25% discount, could not verify the cost of my last bill."
"Claimed to be from my network and asked if I would like an upgrade"