"Said it was the 3 network...but I'm not with 3?"
Three calls
75 community reports tagged Three across 63 numbers.
Recent activity
1 report tagged Three in the last 7 days.
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 63 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 58 · 77%
- Suspicious 17 · 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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 17
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 47
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Evening 6pm to 12am 10
Latest reports
"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 Threeβ¦"
"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 couldnβt 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 didnβt 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 didnβt."
"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"
"π¨ [SCAM ALERT] Advanced Telecom & Identity Theft Scam in the UK Iβm sharing my experience to alert the community about a very professional scam where fraudsters are pretending to be from Three UK, Currys, and Creation Finance. Please read and share this to keep your friends and family safe! β "
"Said they were calling from three"
"Said they were calling from Three network"
"They claimed to be from 3 and they asked for 4"
"Indian saying he was calling from three. Answered after 7 straight calls that I declined and when I told him I am from the "fraud department" he hung up right away"
"One minute it's Sam from Three saying he can drop my phone bill to Β£3, and then the next he's saying "[profanity] my [profanity]" on the phone because I gave him a really obvious fake address! It was fun wasting their time :) 900% scam"