"the person with an Indian? accent claiming to be Kevin Smith from the national grid wanting to turn off our electricity and replace the electric meter that we don't have"
National Grid calls
6 community reports tagged National Grid across 6 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged National Grid are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.1 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 50% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Energy / Utility Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged National Grid cover 6 different numbers. 1 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 4 · 67%
- Suspicious 2 · 33%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Energy / Utility Scam
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 3
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Evening 6pm to 12am 1
Latest reports
"They claimed to be from a company National Grid wanting to change our electric meters, which have already been changed this year. Scam - do not give them any information."
"Claimed to be from energy provider. The person said they want to change our electric meter. They gave me a date and a time. I asked them to send me an email to confirm which they did. They said they are from National Grid. I rang National grid and they said they don't change meters. It is the supplier who changes it."
"Called from the National Grid energy company. They have the name and address, but not the house number."
"Said he was calling from National Grid, wanting an employees mobile number but wouldn't say why before hanging up"
"Said they were calling from National Grid to complain about our energy usage"