"Said he was calling from Sky to talk about my account - but I'm not a Sky customer."
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
"An Indian man called, said he was from Sky - scammer, so I hung up."
"Asian lady said she was calling from Sky TV and offered 40% off our TV package but couldnt tell me what package we had or any details. Told her to [profanity] off."
"Not Sky TV"
"From SkyNetworks - apparently -- asking if i had any issues #fonewanka"
"Called with an indiana accent pretending to be from Sky and asked me to give them my info"
"Said they were from Sky"
"An Asian voice, Peter Smith, phoned to say he was from Sky about my service agreement and wanting me to renew."
"Said they were from Sky and wanted to talk about upgrading. Total scam - hung up and saw on other websites that many people are being targeted by this number."
"Confirmed scam call, said it was βsky tvβ and wanted password details"
"They called about a Sky discount, but I don't have Sky."
"Claimed to be from Sky offering a 40% discount. Had a lot of address and personal information, including Bank Details"
"First said he was calling from Sky. I played along, but when I mentioned I wasn't a Sky customer, he got really rude and nasty, and wanted to know why I answered if I wasn't a Sky customer! I told him to go away, and I then received three or four more calls from diff"
"Said they were from SKY wanting me to confirm details"
"said they were from SKY and wanted account info, and when I said the number wasnβt on the SKY website, they hung up."
"Said they were linked to Sky TV."
"If its a real number, they are spoofing. They said they could save me money (40%) on my sky bill. I dont have sky. Sounded like an indian call centre more than sky. Asked me to tell them what my last bill amount was!"
"sky tv scam most likely"
"Bloke said he was ringing from Sky and could give me 30% off my bill. I'm not with Sky so obviously a scam cold caller"
"Said they were from Sky Mobile, wanting to send out new SIM cards and saying that mine were faulty."
"Said they were calling from Sky"
"Said they were from SKY TV / Broadband with a discount deal."
"said he was from SKY and sent a text with a 6 digit code but told you not to give him the number. Thats part of making you trust that he is really from SKY"
"said they were Sky and were giving a discount and free iPad. They're scammers."