"claiming to be tesco mobile- calling on whatsapp"
Tesco mobile calls
21 community reports tagged Tesco mobile across 19 numbers.
Recent activity
1 report tagged Tesco mobile in the last 7 days.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 48% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone).
Numbers used
Reports tagged Tesco mobile cover 19 different numbers. 1 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 13 · 62%
- Suspicious 8 · 38%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone)
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 8
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 10
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Evening 6pm to 12am 3
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from my network O2 / Tesco mobile. couldn't tell me my name"
"Said they were from Tesco mobile and that my sim card was old stock and would stop working, I missed the day/date and that's when I put the phone down"
"Pretended to be from tesco mobile. Wouldn't say what my name was and hung up when I didn't give any details until they told me my name. Knew it was a scam right away but wanted to mess with them."
"Someone called from this number saying they were Tesco Mobile and wanted to talk about lowering my bill. I don't have Tesco Mobile so I think it was the start of a scam."
"Claimed to be from my network, keeps ringing off different numbers saying from Tesco mobile and they are going to send email and i need to click on the link SCAM SCAM SCAM"
"Said it was from Tesco mobile, owing me ยฃ30 and wanting to reduce my monthly payment. When I mentioned taking it off my account, we lost contact!"
"Attempted a SIM swap scam saying they were from Tesco Mobile"
"Called pretending to be Tesco Mobile, said I needed a new SIM because of complaints and my SIM would stop working in 2 days. They wanted my usernames so I ended the call."
"Said they were from 02 and Tesco mobile, told me that my sim will expire soon"
"They said they were from Tesco mobile, but thatโs not true."
"Acting like they were Tesco mobile"
"The caller said he was from Tesco Mobile and wanted to upgrade your sim. Wanted access to your account. Sounds real, be careful. SCAM."
"Said they were from Tesco mobile and told me my phone would stop working in 24 / 48 hours and 4g would be turned off"
"said they were from Tesco mobile"
"Said they were tesco mobile asking for card details. Never give them if they ring from a number you cant confirm like this. It was a really fishy call"
"Tesco Mobile Account Scammers saying you need to upgrade your Sim and trying to get into your account."
"Said they were from Tesco mobile and wanted to replace my sim. But they didnt know my postcode and asked for my username and date of birth"
"Pretended to be from O2 and Tesco."
"introduced himself as a Tesco Mobile dept manager. Strong indian accent. Called me twice even though I told him I didn't want that. I called him a scammer and he replied with "you [profanity]". I'm fed up with those parasites."
"Said they were Tesco mobile. I put the phone down"