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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
"Phoning from 02, they said there's a problem with your Sim card (it's out of date) and they need to confirm all your details to send you a new Sim card."
"Said they were from EE phoning to offer me a 40% discount then wanted me to spell out my entire email address to verify it matched so I hung up"
"Not sure if its a scam. He kept asking for my exact address. Was rude and hung up when I wouldnt give him what he wanted"
"Indian woman phoned saying she was from 02. I thought it might be a scam. I asked her why she was calling. She told me she wanted to lower my bill, then she paused and after a few seconds put the phone down."
"Pretended to be from EE and wanted to give me an upgraded 'Super 5G' Sim card, but needed my details to 'activate' it ... but I'm not with EE, and they didn't sound like they were from London like they claimed!!"
"Got in touch to tell me I needed a new SIM, then asked for some personal details"
"Indian lady (poor english) rang my mother twice. She said that she was calling from the NHS and that my mother could get a commmunity alarm/blood pressure machine. She said that she needed my mother's address to send paperwork and the machine. I gave her a postcode and she asked me to check the house number. I told her if she was from the NHS then she should already know the house number. She told me the wrong number and started to stutter, so I put the phone down. Very suspicious!"
"Said I own a place he rents, kept asking if this was my phone number."
"Said he was from 3 and phoning me as my SIM would be blocked today because of bad reception complaints. But I'm with O2. Then he told me that 3, O2, and EE are working together - I don't think so. Then he wanted to check my email address - I told him it was a scam and that I would report him and I ended the call. Do not trust this number it is a SCAM and block it if it rings you."
"I got a scam phone call today, on the 31st of January at 3 in the afternoon. They wanted to ask about my finances and they new my name, so someone is selling our personal details to them. It's a scam, avoid answering it!"
"Cold call around 3 or 4 times in last 24 hours. Last time before 8 am. Know my full name and address, which is worrying. "Just wanting to ask three questions", said they were from UK something. Always someone whose first language isn't English. I hung up."
"They called me, got all my details, and said they'd email to confirm and take payment for something i didn't order. Just want to take money from my account!!! Dangerous people !!!"
"Pretended to be O2, asking for details to give a 40% discount."
"Scam, wanting credit card details."
"Offered a 50% off mobile contract but wanted personal details"
"Call saying he was EE but wanted personal details"
""Money advice", obviously scam. Hit 2 to "opt-out" still got put through to agent."
"He's a scammer. Got in touch and wanted my personal details including my passport copy"
"Got a letter saying it was from HMRC, they wanted me to call this number to give my bank details so I could get my tax refund. I checked HMRC online and I have no refunds due."
"HMRC letter telling me to ring this number with my bank details and sort code so they could put a refund in my account."
"Looking bank details"
"Cold call - wanted my date of birth to secure a car loan repayment for me. Wouldn't give any details except he was called Mohammed because of data protection! What a scammer."
"Said I won a competition for a Tescos gift card of Β£500 and also that my whole family got a free sign up for a power of attorney and all they needed was my bank details to confirm the win haha I hung up I'm not daft."