"Said they were from O2 offering a 30% discount and a new SIM card would be delivered tomorrow. Asked for a one time passcode, which O2 says to never give. The operator got really angry. Called O2 and they confirmed they wouldn't call about a discount. Def a scam. Reported it."
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
"Said they were from O2 but like always, just another scammer from an Indian call centre. The number being an Orange number is a bit of a give-away."
"They claimed to be from a company (O2 + Virgin)"
"Called with an Asian/Indian accent. Their English was poor. Said they were from O2, offering a 40% cut in my phone bill because Iโm a valued customer."
"They claimed to be from a company 02"
"Indian/Asian accent. Bad English. Said they were from O2. Wanted to cut my phone bill by 40% as i was a valued customer."
"They claimed to be from O2 company"
"Claimed to be from my network, I am not with o2, claimed my sim was out of date etc cutting me off wanting more info from me"
"Said they were from O2, offering upgrades and saying my sim card would be deactivated in the next few days and i needed to sign up to an upgraded sim....
 
 When O2 call, the caller ID shows it is O2. All that came up for this call was the number "02039722661""
"Called pretending they were from O2. Scam call."
"O2 calls"
"Said they were from O2 but they're not."
"O2 provider flagged this as spam. I tried to call the number back but it's not working."
"Called from O2 she said, about my SIM card. I told her I wasnt with O2 and she should get a real job. She hung up."
"Claimed to be from my network O2 from a Vodafone number! they want to send a free sim card to reduce by bill"
"Called from O2 saying they had a free 5G sim upgrade for me."
"Said he was from O2! I told him I donโt deal with O2 and blocked the number."
"Called from this number claiming they were from O2. I'm not with O2 so it's definitely a scam."
"O2 called about renewing my ended contract."
"Phoned and claimed to be O2, saying I hadnt paid. They wanted ยฃ20 so my phone stayed on."
"Said he was from 02, I asked him to say it again, then he started speaking louder and slower. In the end, he was really rude, called me a moron, a c##k sucker, and told me to [profanity] his d##k."
"pretending to be O2 and saying my phone line was going to be cut off, i then rang the O2 fraud line and they said it wasnt true and that it was a scam call"
"He rang and said he was calling from O2"
"Called from O2 but I don't have one - getting a call every day."