"Claimed to be from my network Offered new phone"
Mobile phone calls
94 community reports tagged Mobile phone across 92 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Mobile phone have eased off: 0 reports in the last 7 days, down from a usual 2.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 69% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
95% 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 92 different numbers. 4 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 47 · 50%
- Suspicious 42 · 45%
- Unknown 4 · 4%
- Safe 1 · 1%
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 18
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 65
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Evening 6pm to 12am 11
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from my network , but not my provider so hung up"
"Tesco mobile scam"
"Claimed to be from my network . claimed new phone contract taken out in my name and being used for criminal purposes. metropolitan police involved (they claimed)"
"Automated/robocall pressuring approach to say mobile account will be deleted in 2 hours unless i pressed 1 to reinstate. clear scam"
"Threatened disconnection, scam threatening to suspend my phone service."
"Claimed to be from my network and wanted my security code they managed to generate"
"Didn't answer in time And got called off several 07 numbers"
"Claimed to be from my network and asking if i want discount on my mobile network of 45%"
"Stated that my phone would be out of service and I should press a keyboard for c information"
"They claimed to be from a company for mobile phone contact renewal. Legit I assume but did not state company or verify from my current provider."
"No one spoke. When I called back their ' mobile phone was switched off'...."
"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."
"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."