"Said they were from Sky with a 40% discount offer. Scam [profanity]"
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
"Told me they were from Sky broadband with a 40% discount offer"
"Called asking if I had Sky problems"
"called and said they were Sky Broadband"
"Sky called about upgrading to full fibre"
"Scam, fake Sky customer service number"
"Called offering 30% off sky. As if sky would call to give that, these scammers are brain dead."
"The number is from Sky. I got a text about a free upgrade to fibre and replied. They gave me an appointment for today. I called Sky because they missed the time, and they told me no booking was made. They said it wasn't one of their numbers, but when I booked the upgrade with Sky, the text to confirm it came through on this number."
"Said they were from Sky but had wrong information"
"Very persistent about lowering my bill, said they worked for SKY and Virgin Media ... then said they were part of Open Reach."
"Said they were Sky and wanted to give 40% off for 8 months. I called Sky to check but they don't have this number listed."
"Said they were from Sky telling me my equipment insurance was going to expire but I never took any out."
"Said he was calling from Sky"
"Got a call while I was calling Sky mobile, very suspicous as if intercepting my call"
"Suspected scam call from this number - I missed the call and then called back, he said he was from Sky, but when I told him I wasnβt interested he said βf* you you [profanity]β so I guess heβs not really from Sky! 01924 972623 -"
"said they were pretending to be Sky"
"Said they were calling from Sky services..."
"Called from Sky asking about my broadband speed. I'm not a Sky customer. They wanted my address and postcode."
"Connected to a website called SkyView stays which is definitely a scam! Stay away!"
"They said they were from SKY and asked if I was happy with their service, claiming I was a good customer and always paid on time, plus they could offer me a 40% discount. Then they started asking questions, and I told them they should already know the info and I was not happy to give it. They said they'd e-mail me and send me the offer, then hung up. Sounds really dodgy to me."
"Said they were from SKY tv and wanted to cut my Bill in half. Don't know my Email."
"Called at 7.45am on Saturday saying they were Sky Broadband."
"Told me they were sky with phone deals"
"Pretended to be calling from Sky offering amazing discounts and free iPad. I didn't get to the bit where he was going to ask for my bank details as he hung up when he realised I didn't believe him."