"Said he was calling from 02 about my "mobile" phone account. I'm not with 02."
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
"Call centre giving "discounts" to current O2 customers."
"Said they were from 02, asked for my email address so they could offer me a discount. Felt dodgy."
"Hello, this is O2 calling.... Scammer ringing from India, dont give them any information they will steal from you."
"Like other people said. Said they were from EE, scam from an Indian call centre."
"Man called Alex said he was from o2"
"Pretending to be 02"
"Said they were from O2 and wanted bank details."
"Said they were 02 and my number would be deleted."
"Scam call, they said that they were O2, so they must have got data from somewhere"
"Scam call, they obviously got my details from somewhere as they said they were from O2"
"A scam call acting like it was O2, but we're not with them. Sent us a code by text, like a normal call centre scam."
"Said they were from O2 ? Asked for some feedback. I didnt give them any !"
"Said they were calling from O2 about my account. I cut in, asking "who are you calling for" and he ignored me, carrying on with his spiel. I asked again and he just hung up."
"Said they were calling from O2, but I don't have an O2 number"
"Got a call from someone saying they were O2 but they couldn't tell me simple info about my account so it was most likely a scam."
"020 8054 9987 is definitely a scam. They phone you on a No I'd number but if they phone you back it is on this number. They said to be 02 updating your sim from 4g to 5g . They. Charge you £1 to send out the SIM card and then I got an email charging me £76.16 for 3 years . They denied it!"
"Called and told me about getting 30% off my O2 bill, didnt ask what my name was and wanted to check email address, which I said no to."
"O2/Virgin Media scam call"
"o2?? why do you need my email address to check the account you are calling about?"
"Said they were O2, asked for card details"
"Said he was calling from 02 and had some details from my account. He wanted me to take a new SIM, and said I would need to buy one if I couldn’t be in to get it tomorrow. My contract with 02 has another year left. Sounded like a scam call, but it's worrying that they knew some of my details."
"A man named Mark said he was calling from O2 (but I'm not with them). He told me that because the networks are joining together, my sim will stop working in two days. When I told him I didn't belive him, he told me to f* off. I don't mind scam calls, but they weren't this rude twenty years ago."
"Said they were O2. Definitely a scam."