"Claimed to be from Sky offering a reduction in my bill for renewing a 2 year contract. I asked them to tell me what my existing package was and the end date for the contract. I also asked them about my broadband contract and they gave both sets of details. If this is a scam then Sky has been hacked."
Sky calls
52 community reports tagged Sky across 52 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Sky are steady: 5 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 5.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 50% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Sky / TV Subscription Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Sky cover 52 different numbers. 38 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 32 · 62%
- Suspicious 19 · 37%
- Unknown 1 · 2%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Sky / TV Subscription Scam
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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 21
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 26
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Evening 6pm to 12am 5
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from Sky , offered mobile phone for free,then use the details given to take out various mobile contracts."
"Claimed to be from Sky Then I hung up the phone as he sounded like a scammer"
"Claimed to be from Sky, but didn't address me by name or anything to indicate they had my info in front of them. Ended call abruptly when I said not interested in the money saving deal they were offering. No good bye. Red flags!"
"Claimed to be from Sky. Wanting to speak about my sky tv package. I told them I don't have sky tv. She then said it was my sky broadband, again told her I didn't have sky broadband. Then hung up as heard enough lies."
"Claimed to be from Sky but didnt know my name or postcode. We're going to give me a discount but didn;t know how much I was paying. Tried to get personal information. Sometimes they use this landline and sometimes various mobile numbers. They are very persistent."
"Claimed to be from Sky but didnt know my name or postcode. Were going to give me a discount but didn;t know how much I was paying. Troed tpo get personal information"
"Say from SKY"
"Claimed to be a man called Zack from 'Sky Broadband and TV Channels Services'."
"Claimed to be from Sky Caller introduced herself as "Alex from Sky". I asked why she was phoning me (I'm not a customer) and she hung up."
"Claimed to be from Sky . Thick Indian accent. Wanted to check internet connection for download speed. I requested that I be emailed using the details they held for me (I didn't give my name or any details to the caller). He said that I'd already been emailed several days ago. I retorted that I had not been emailed and so I considered this a scam phone call. He became immediately abusive, calling me a effing [profanity] several times. Told him he was a scammer and advised him to get a honest job."
"Claimed to be from Sky, they said i could get 30% discount on my Sky account. But i don't have a sky account."
"Claimed to be from Sky. Caller was just obnoxious and tried to be intimidating. I hung up."
"They claimed to be from a Sky, Indian callers"
"Claimed to be from Sky asked if i was having connection issues"
"They claimed to be from sky, calling on a mobile number linked with O2 so I hung up"
"Claimed to be from Sky about problem with broadband asked if I had drop in speed answered NO they ended call"
"Left message claiming to be sky network"
"Claimed to be from Sky selling discount"
"Claimed to be from Sky network systems"
"Called purporting to be Sky"
"Claimed to be from sky and that I had been overcharged and they needed to send me a tablet as recompense."
"Claimed to be from Sky and that I had been overcharged"
"Told me they were sky and I had been overcharged"