"Scam caller pretending to be from Sky"
Sky calls
52 community reports tagged Sky across 52 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Sky are steady: 7 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 5.6 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
"This is a spam caller pretending to be Sky with 40% discounts"
"Offered a fake deal. Offered free ipad but signed me up for a mobile telephone with sky and contract!"
"Claimed to be from Sky .."
"Claimed to be from Sky, i am not with sky, so hung up and blocked. Lots of background noise pretty sure a scam."
"Claimed to be from Sky offering a discount but wanting information"
"Claimed to be from Sky a"
"Claimed to be from Sky . Scam alert showed on phone."
"They claimed to be from Sky and asked me to download an app on my mobile to check my internet speed."
"They claimed to be from Sky and asked me to download an app on my mobile to check my internet speed."
"Claimed to be from Sky %"
"pretending to be sky"
"Claimed to be from Sky offering protection for Sky box - a deal for a 1 year service, but need to take out a 2 year contract to get best/greater deal."
"Claimed to be from Sky , want to send new sim"
"Claimed to be from Sky. Telemarketing. Said no and call handler aggressively said, no you must let me tell you about the offers. Hung up. Sounded like a foreign call centre as took 3 seconds for call to connect despite being a UK number and due to accent of call handler."
"said they were SKY offering an upgrade to my package. I told them I dont have SKY and they hung up"
"Indian woman hung up on me when I asked her to confirm my SKY account number"
"Claimed to be from 'sky networks'. Called asking for some unspecified 'feedback'. Did not know my name. I'm also not a sky customer. Felt like a scam."
"Call came through and there was a pauze then a beep. The lady "Mary"Claimed to be from Sky. When I questioned it, they hung up the phone"
"Claimed to be from Sky . An Asian man called Douglaa said he was from Sky. I immediately stopped the call."
"Asked for personal info claimed to be from sky."
"Claimed to be from Sky claimed my router needed updating and to download apps to sort it then claimed I was entitled to Β£400 Amazon voucher."
"Indian call centre allegedly ringing about 'Sky' - called me 'Sir' - I am female!"
"Calling from sky mobile and ordering MacBooks on account"