"They are a scam Claimed to be from my network Offered a fake deal or upgrade Asked for account details"
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 3 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
"Asked for account details , Threatened disconnection , Claimed to be from my network"
"Registered with TPS but still called . Tried to sell me mobile phone contract"
"Claimed to be from my network offering early upgrade, stated give my account details to confirm, also requested other details"
"Asked for personal information said they were from mobile phone asked for my number of which i said no your are a crook, com merchant,& a scammer they then just cut off."
"Claimed to be from my network. I hung up before they got any further"
"Threatened disconnection, said SIM card who be cut off in 2 days"
"Mobile company rang out of nowhere trying to sell me stuff i didnt ask for."
"Called me to offer upgrade on mobile phone deal"
"Went to the recording, said they were Amazon, and believed there was a false purchase on my account for a new mobile phone. said that if this was a fake claim, to press 1 to talk to an operator............SCAM"
"Called several times trying to sell a phone contract."
"Really annoying. They keep calling me to offer mobile contracts. I told them I'm happy with my current contract, but they just wouldn't stop. I'm sick of it."
"Annoying. Keeps ringing me about mobile contracts. I said I was happy with what I've got but they just wouldn't drop it. Fed up with it"
"Claimed to be from my network Offered a fake deal or upgrade Asked for account details Threatened disconnection"
"Scammer, trying to sell mobile contracts, SKY TV, and BT contracts. None are related to the companies mentioned. Both do not sub-contract."
"Hi. I got a call from someone who said they were from my mobile phone provider. They told me my contract would be ending soon and wanted to set up a new contract over the phone. I really think it's a scam."
"Called the business number saying they were from BT and that you had to renew your phone contract"
"scam saying my phone number will be shut down"
"fake phone contracts"
"Scammer said they were from 3 mobile"
"Three mobile supposedly"
"Cold call (5 in 5 days) saying it was time to upgrade my phone contract (which it’s not). Hung up as soon as I mentioned I wouldn’t discuss my details with a cold caller who didn’t even try to act like they were from my provider."
"Don’t know the number. A woman said something about my phone number but I couldn’t hear her. I asked her to repeat it and she hung up!"
"Hello it's 02, virgin media, we are getting new phones, tell us ur email"