"cLAIMED TO BE O2 , INDIAN CALL CENTRE SCAM"
O2 calls
34 community reports tagged O2 across 33 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged O2 are steady: 5 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 3.6 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 71% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
91% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged O2 cover 33 different numbers. 19 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 14 · 41%
- Suspicious 17 · 50%
- Unknown 3 · 9%
- Safe 0 · 0%
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 4
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 24
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Evening 6pm to 12am 6
Latest reports
"caller said it was o2 saying my sim card was going to be blocked. heard that mobile providers do not ring you especially to say your sim card would be blocked. told them it was a scam and ended the call."
"O2 identified as suspected spam"
"It kept calling as O2 claiming new Sim is on the way - Indian call centre"
"They claimed to be from a company O2 - trying to deliver 'Sim' card They claimed to be from a company"
"Claimed to be from O2 and checking up on how my phone reception was. I'm not with O2."
"Not enough information - number was put on one of my online accounts relating to web hosting. It brings up an 02 voicemail - don't recognise it at all"
"Stated they were from O2. However to cancel the message s they require you to go through a long process. Looks very suspicious."
"This number allegedly is from O2 & Virgin Media. However, the call is from a call centre somewhere in India. Potential scammers"
"Asked for account details. Called saying something or other about my SIM card and that a new one would be in the mail to me and that I just needed to give him my email to confirm I was who I said I was, as if him ringing me on my number isn't enough. Told him to send me an email then if he already had it because I've told O2 not to ring me to contact me."
"O2 scam warnings"
"Claimed to be from 02. I have not had an account for 10years They claimed to be from a company"
"Threatened or pressured me told me service would stop from O2 - I'm not with O2!"
"Threatened disconnection, stating from O2 and phone will be disconnected in 32 days"
"Offered to take phone, switch details and send it back same day, called the real O2 and they donโt offer this service."
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade from O2. Iโm not with them. This is a spam call. I asked why they are calling me. And they hung up."
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade Trying to sell something for O2"
"Called multiple times Call from O2 to cancel my contract"
"They claimed to be from a o2, tried to get on to my pc, I said no then they got onto my mobile and tried to access my bank and wanted me to approve, they are very clever, be very wary if you are looking to get a PAC Code from o2"
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade not even on o2"
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade. Talked about being from o2 and that they had 25% discount. Kept talking and eventually I interrupted to say I'm not with o2. She then swore at me, told me not to waste her time and get lost."
"This number claims to be from O2 they are not O2 hang up!"
"Claimed to be from O2 Virgin Media and calling me because I have a SIM plan with them, which I don't and never have. Didn't respond to me pointing that out and just tried to continue the call, very obviously reading from a script, at which point I disconnected."
"Something didn't feel right claimed to be from O2 with a special offer for me as an existing customer. I am not and never have been an O2 customer."