"Said they were from Three, scammers"
Three calls
88 community reports tagged Three across 76 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Three are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 63% 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 Three cover 76 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 68 · 77%
- Suspicious 20 · 23%
- 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 4
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Morning 6am to 12pm 19
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 55
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Evening 6pm to 12am 10
Latest reports
"Said they were calling from Three, but this seemed like a scam"
"Said they were from three but I'm not with three"
"Said they're calling from Three network but it isn't. Said I need a new SIM card. Really pushy and trying to send emails and WhatsApp messages to make you think it is Three."
"They claimed to be from... three network"
"Scam saying you got a contract with 3 mobile"
"Said it was the 3 network...but I'm not with 3?"
"3UK telemarketing when you purchase on Samsung website with a contract, but they deny your perfect credit check. They will call you from this number for 14 days in a row selling expensive tariff plans."
"Call centre in India pretending to be Three network."
"said they were from three, wanting to swap my sim card out as the one i am currently using is going to be blocked due to a "network upgrade"... my network provider hasn't been three for 4 years. definite scam, i hung up as soon as they asked for my email address"
"Rang 3 times in 5 minutes after I hung up. I answered the last time and they said they were calling from Three…"
"Said they were with Three mobile trying to upgrade my number as it's meant to be blocked. The agents were Harry Brown and Liana Clarke, and they're Indian."
"Weird call. They said they were from network three but I couldn’t hear much because of the loud background noise on their side."
"This was an attempt to get data, the scammer acted like an operator from Three, said they would turn off my number, but they only had my phone number, so it didn’t work."
"This number rang and told me they're from 3 mobile. They had special deals, pushing them, trying to convince me..."
"Scammer saying they were from 3 and wanted to send a new sim card to my house for 5g upgrade"
"Asked if I wanted a cheaper 3 G contract"
"Fake call, pretending to be a Three service agent"
"Claiming to 3"
"They called and said they were from Three. They wanted me to click a link to change my password. They became aggressive when I didn’t."
"Said he was calling from Three mobile, with a discount on my bill each month. They asked me to tell them my postcode, but I didn't. They asked me to open the Three mobile app, but I didn't. They asked me to set up a different way to pay to cancel the contract I have now for the discount to start - I didn't do it. When I challenged them about this and the fact they didn't ask security questions, they put the phone down. Scammers for sure. I heard three different accents in just one call. Number now blocked."
"Got a call saying they were calling from Three mobile. They wanted my email because my SIM was getting blocked. I phoned Three and they said that no one had called me and my SIM is not being blocked. Scammers."
"Said was Three and offering to update my contract."
"pretending to be 3"