"Indian call centre allegedly ringing about 'Sky' - called me 'Sir' - I am female!"
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
"Calling from sky mobile and ordering MacBooks on account"
"Claimed to be from Sky and Offered reduction in bill."
"Caller claimed they were from Sky, when i challenged i was on the tel preference service so how did he have my number they hung up immediately"
"they won't leave a voice mail, Felt like a scam , when called answers with a message saying you have reach Sky Light and all their operators were busy ( I hung up) all searches I have done have confirmed this isn't a number registered with Sky Light"
"Scammers phishing for information, pretending to be Sky . Now broadband Threatened or pressured me"
"Claimed to be from Sky, I said I didnβt have it, and then they instantly hung up."
"They claimed to be from a Sky offering a substantial discount to my monthly bill but did not know who I was or what services I currently have. I ended the call when they asked for an e-mail address."
"Claimed to be from Sky ,spoke with Indian accent."
"robin from sky, sounded very far and as soon as i said i had no sky they hang up."
"Claimed to be from Sky Switched to whats app not there any more"
"Claimed to be from Sky Said that my sky number has gone bad and asked for email"
"Stated they were from Sky, not trying to sell anything, but worried about losing customers so wanted to give me a huge discount. Then wanted email address, which the person wanted me to spell, I mentioned that if she was from sky she would have my email, she stated she did have it, when i pushed she said she was from the marketing department and they didn't have my email address. I gave a wrong email address which she then confirmed as correct. Then wanted my postcode etc for DPD to deliver paperwork confirming the discount. Put me through to supervisor who confirmed he had all of my details before confirming that the email address I'd given was correct.. He put the phone down when I pointed this out"
"claiming to be sky and calling about upgrading my broadband account, which I do not have with sky"
"Claimed to be from Sky and offered a 30% discount just wanted to check details including email, DOB"
"Call centre India or Pakistan- thinks Iβm a sky customer - Iβm not"
"Claimed to be from Sky They called a work mobile number - and asked about the Sky Service I was receiving as soon as I told them it was wonderful and I was pleased they were offering it to my employer they hung up."
"They claimed to be from SKY asking about internet."
"They claimed to be from a company - Sky - and that my sim card was being de-actived in the next 2 days - proper spam call from from foreign caller"
"Called at 2.06 today. Said he was calling from sky services and asked how I was. I wanted to know why he was calling in a foreign accent. He asked why he was calling me. Then asked if I was Mr xxxxx. I told him I'd never heard of him so he hung up."
"Claimed to be from Sky , put the phone down on them, obvious scam and just saying hello hello before pretending to be sky asking for details so just put the phone down."
"called over and over, five times back to back, saying they were sky and that my service would be cut off. but they wouldn't agree to send me anything in writing or prove who they were."
"Claimed to be from Sky thay were trying to scam me"
"fraudulent pretending to be Sky Customer Services"