"Pretending to be O2 about a sim swap. I hung up the phone right away and blocked the number."
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 was O2. They asked if I had problems. I said no, then they wanted to give me discount but needed to check my email first. I said no and asked them to say my name. They couldnt. O2 said it was a scam."
"Said she worked for O2. Started to talk about my SIM card but I ended the call right away."
"Total scam said they were from O2."
"An Indian man rang me saying he was from O2. He sent me a one time code that I was meant to give him but I got a text from O2 right away saying it was a scam. I ended the call and he kept calling me back which I carried on ignoring. Please be careful and dont fall for it"
"Scared 17 pounds I am disgusted and for it to be a telecom operator, [profanity] off you scamming fucks it's disgusting our O2 has actually charged up."
"said they were from O2 sim"
"'Fake 02 Network Scam'"
"Offered a fake deal upgrade for new sim as apparently people are not happy with O2 and Virgin mergerโฆ.. Claimed to be from my network"
"Said they were from 02. I told them I'm not with 02 and they asked what provider I was with so I ended the call."
"Fake 02 link sent"
"O2 impersonating"
"Said they were from 02."
"Said they were from 02. Beware, you dont know what your signing up for"
"Pretended to be from O2 and Tesco."
"Claimed to be from O2. Informed me that my mobile number from O2 will be blocked. He was calling my EE number."
"Said they were from O2 Network and my sim card would stop working in 5 days."
"Said they were from o2 and could give me a discount on services. When I told them they are a scam they hung up."
"Text from 02 saying a payment couldn't be made, but we donโt use 02!"
"said they were from o2, hung up on me when i asked them to prove it wasnt spam"
"The caller had an Indian/Asian accent and talked very fast. When I asked what he wanted, he told me there was a problem with my "O2 Virgin Media" SIM card. It was obviously a scam. I told him this. Then he called me a "[profanity]" and hung up. What a nice person."
"Told me my 02 sim would be stopped in four days, not right"
"Asian accent called saying they were from O2, not my provider."
"SIM expiring scam, same stupid script details, "filthy scammers, go away""