"Said they were calling from O2."
O2 calls
363 community reports tagged O2 across 287 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged O2 are steady: 2 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.8 reports a week.
When people report it
Monday is the busiest day for these reports, and 65% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
97% 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 O2 cover 287 different numbers. 6 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 262 · 72%
- Suspicious 90 · 25%
- Unknown 11 · 3%
- 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 4
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Morning 6am to 12pm 77
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 236
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Evening 6pm to 12am 46
Latest reports
"not O2 SCAM"
"Asian man called saying from O2 that my sim card would stop working in two days and they needed to send a new sim. Scammer"
"Said they were ringing about my O2 SIM card, I'm not with 02, so they put the phone down."
"o2/virgin media scam call"
"Said he was from 02 about upgrading my SIM. They send a text from 02 about fraud and a code which they asked me for. They can use the code to get control of your SIM card."
"Said they were from o2 and my sim card needed updating and i'd get a new SIM tomorrow. Then wanted me to check my email address but he rang off when I asked him to check it first"
"Pretended to be O2"
"Lady was very rude, called about a discount on my o2 contract"
"Said they were from o2 and told me they would block my sim, when I said thats obviously not true, they said fine I'll do it now. Very obviously trying to scare me into giving them info, just hung up"
"Said they were calling from O2 and Virgin Media. They said O2 would be turning off 4G and they needed to send a new SIM tomorrow and then stop the old one. They never wanted my address which seemed strange because I use pay as you go and O2 don't have it. A quick search online shows O2 aren't turning off 4G so it's a scam. I let them talk and the sim replacement ended up with them wanting to send a code for me to call back over the phone. I refused and they asked why. I told them I didn't trust the call and they sighed and ended the call."
"Said they were 02"
"Said they were from O2, but they are not!"
"Said they were from 02 so I just ended the call im not with o2 most likely a scam"
"Said they were O2"
"Said they were calling from 02. Wanted my email address."
"Said they were from O2 offering free Call Alert"
"Said they're calling from 02 - absolutely not!"
"Call centre that's fake said it was o2, I told them to go away"
"called to say my o2 sim will stop working in a few days and they want me to get a new one sent to my house where I have to sign for the new sim and contract"
"She was rude and kept asking for my email address saying she's from 02 tech service "changing the sims" to upgrade system"
"Said he was from O2 wanting to discuss my account - but i'm not an O2 customer. I used to be over a year ago, so their details are old, and they had no good reason to phone a number registered with TPS."
"Said there are O2 and Vodafone."
"Said they were from O2 offering a discount on my bill."