"Confirmed scam call, said it was “sky tv” and wanted password details"
Personal details request calls
1,482 community reports tagged Personal details request across 1,401 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Personal details request are steady: 52 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 49.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 56% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
99% 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 Personal details request cover 1,401 different numbers. 198 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 874 · 59%
- Suspicious 586 · 40%
- Unknown 21 · 1%
- Safe 1 · 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 43
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Morning 6am to 12pm 360
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 837
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Evening 6pm to 12am 242
Latest reports
"Said they were calling about a sim card that's 6 months old and needing to send a new one for free, but I had to give my bank details."
"I picked up, a lady with a strong Indian accent (first red flag) started by saying "Hello, we're calling about your sim card". I asked what network I use, and also what my name was, but she didn't know either. Scam."
"Answered call from a foreign woman about my car finance claim. Told her to explain it since I knew I hadn't made one. She asked for my details. I told her to tell me my details. She said to get lost and hung up 😂"
"Said he was from 02 and that I qualified for a loyalty discount. He asked for my email address, which I gave him, then he said he'd send me an email with the discount code. After that, he asked if I used the app, and I got suspicious, so I ended the call and blocked the number."
"Caller got aggressive when I wouldn’t give him info."
"Pressured me to provide details Asked about car finance Claimed I was mis-sold finance"
"Claimed to be from Sky offering a 40% discount. Had a lot of address and personal information, including Bank Details"
"Scam trying to get personal information"
"This number rang me today amd got my bank details but I managed to cancel the card before anything happened, it was a Indian guy pretending he was from Vodafone amd offering me a better deal, he knew my last 2 digits of my bank account number, complete scam"
"Guy with a thick Indian accent mumbling about a house sale and asking for personal info."
"asked for someone in my family by their name, said they had been told to ring but couldn't say the reason for the call"
"Caller said they were from landline security offering a lower fee for pensioners. They asked for bank details! Have called many times even though I’ve tried to block this number."
"Said they were from Utilita energy, wanting unpaid bill charges. Asked my elderly parent's date of birth, property postcode, and for immediate payment over the phone. Seems suspicious."
"Pretended to be from 3 Mobile saying they had an amazing monthly deal with a free Applewatch. Once interested, they ask for your bank details ‘for delivery’ and set up an account with O2 for a two-year top phone. When it arrives, they call and say whoops sorry, want it back. I sent them a half brick. Win!"
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade Man with indian accent said they were from Vodafone offering 20% discounts on my bill, but was fishing to find out if I have a Vodafone account. Told him I was so well off I never looked at my accounts, just paid them. As he had the details he could apply the 20% thank you. He hung up."
"said they were from SKY and wanted account info, and when I said the number wasn’t on the SKY website, they hung up."
"Claimed to be from virgin media but asked dodgy personal questions. I put the phone down and searched for this number online but couldnt find the number"
"Said he was trom 02 and it was time yo upgrade and wanted to confirm my bank details and personal detIls"
"Constant calls asking for bank details, said it was about investment returns, but i dont have any investments"
"Very persistent and wanted all my details after I said I'm not going to tell him. He called me a [profanity] and wish me very unwell feelings. Definite spam. Do not answer him or just play along with it. [profanity]"
"They are called credit solutions. Indian voice and bad line. This means they are probably calling from India"
"Said he was from 3 mobile. The call centre was noisy. They were pushy and wanted details."
"bot gave some feedback for you and said my full name. Asked to confirm my name was right by pressing number"