"Said they were calling from sky, giving discount and a free IPad. Scammers."
Sky calls
282 community reports tagged Sky across 253 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Sky are steady: 4 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 5 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 62% 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 253 different numbers. 14 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 185 · 66%
- Suspicious 91 · 32%
- Unknown 5 · 2%
- Safe 1 · 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 2
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Morning 6am to 12pm 76
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 176
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Evening 6pm to 12am 28
Latest reports
"Said they were Sky offering free gifts."
"Said they were sky"
"Said they were calling from Sky TV and broadband, when I told them I didn't have those products they immediately hung up"
"Called pretending to be SKY TV and wanted to discuss my account. I don't have an account with Sky."
"Said he was calling from Sky Broadband and could give me a discount on my bill. When I questioned him to prove he was really from Sky and not a scammer, he got agressive before hanging up."
"Phoned offering new broadband deals with sky and Vodaphone for new fibre fast broadband. When I said I wasnt interested and to take my number off their system as we have bad broadband in the area due to being in a very rural area and use a Starlink, he kept arguing with me. I put the phone down in the end"
"Said they had a 45% discount for Sky. Asked me to check my email, but when I said no, they hung up right away. I think its a scam."
"Fraud call from a number pretending to be Sky offering discounts."
"They said they were from Sky and wanted to give me a Β£40 discount on my monthly bill - I doubt that's true. It sounded like it came from an Indian call centre, very noisy, the guy couldn't speak English and when I mentioned I thought it was a scam, he told me to shut up. So I hung up."
"Called pretending to be Sky but couldn't prove any details"
"Called pretending to be from Sky."
"Said they were from Sky and offered a discount. They kept asking for my email. I told them to give me my details because "you called me, I didnt call you". They hung up."
"Said they were from Sky. Put the phone down when I told them I don't have Sky."
"Said they were from Sky with discounts and free phones! Total Scam!"
"A foreign call centre ringing and acting like they are Sky. Wanted to give me a 40% discount on Sky, they just asked me to check my details. I'm not with Sky."
"Called offering 40% off my Sky broadband. Just sorted out my Sky contract so said no as I think this was a scam call."
"After picking up and a wait of about 5 seconds, someone at the call centre with an Indian accent said they were calling from Sky! Oh yes, I totally believe you!"
"Supposedly a call from Sky to set up payment, but they couldn't provide proper details."
"They called from SKY but had wrong details about my sky She put the phone down"
"Pretended to be from Sky and asked for my billing details/account password."
"Said they were calling from Sky to upgrade my broadband, at first it seemed plausible."
"They called, saying they were Sky and offering a discount."
"Said they were from Sky."