"The caller sounded foreign. He told me that he was calling about Sky Network and wanted to know how my service was. After I said OK, he offered a discount of 25% off my sky bills for 6 months. I said no, and he hung up. Scam and not Sky."
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
"The caller, calling himself Peter Presley from Sky Networks, said he was checking my service. I don't have Sky, never have, but he insisted I must be a Sky customer. I hung up in the end."
"The man calling said his name was Peter Presley, and he was calling from Sky Networks. He was cheking my service. I am not with Sky and never have been - but he said I must be a Sky customer. I put the phone down in the end."
"Indian call centre said they were from Sky product insurance, wanting to set up an 11.99 direct debit. No Sky here....."
"Said that he was a Sky sales person and I would get a better deal. When I mentioned I am with O2, he said O2 and Sky are merging and I should give him all my details. When I said this wasn't convincing, the O2 man put the phone down."
"Said they were from SKY, don't trust this number, they're scammers. SKY wouldn't call from a number like this."
"Sky save 40% scam. They managed to send me a proper verification code and asked me to read it out to them. Obviously never give these codes out"
"Said they were Sky, calling about a TV maintenance plan. I don't have Sky, and think they don't do TV maintenance."
"Take note of this number, itβs a scam. They said they were from Sky making fake offers. I challenged this guy to tell him I knew he was a scammer. He tried really hard to convince me he wasnβt. Besides that, I donβt have a Sky system."
"Said he was calling from Sky and wanted to know how much I pay for broadband. I said six packets of peanuts, and they hung up."
"Woman with strong indian accent said she was from Sky asking what i pay each month, hung up when I asked her more questions"
"Said they were calling from Sky sales."
"SCAM Call saying they were from Sky Mobile, told me I need a new SIM or my phone will stop working in 48 hours"
"Called from Sky... not sure it was really them... said they were checking the line. When I took a moment before answering their questions, they hung up."
"Said he was calling from SKY with a discount offer - He sent a payment link which I did not click"
"The person said he was from Sky broadband. Looking at reports on other sites. The caller has told people they are a lone company and a loft instalation company. Definatly verry supisious."
"Sky fake caller"
"Wanted to get into my Sky account."
"Claimed to be from Sky, but I am not a customer of theirs. This number has rang me twice today."
"Said they were from Sky Customer Service offering me a discount for no reason."
"Called pretending to be Sky Customer Services about a free discount"
"Claimed to be from Sky offered discount on my bills wanted my email address but I hung up & reported it to sky who confirmed it wasn't them"
"Said they were from Sky customer service."
"Said it was about Sky equipment renewal but the timeline didnt match and I have it with someone else on a completly different contract."