"They claimed to be from a company Virgin Media and wanted bank account details. Became very nasty when refused."
Virgin Media calls
64 community reports tagged Virgin Media across 59 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Virgin Media are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 70% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
95% 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 Virgin Media cover 59 different numbers. 4 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 35 · 55%
- Suspicious 26 · 41%
- Unknown 2 · 3%
- Safe 1 · 2%
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 11
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 45
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Evening 6pm to 12am 8
Latest reports
"Could barely make out what he was saying as I couldn't understand his accent. Claimed to be from Virgin Media who I don't have an account with, so I hung up. But then they kept on repeatedly phoning me before I blocked their number."
"Said from Virgin Media but did not know a/c number. Said problemsxwith WiFi, to check modem and to go onto Hoogle to check service . Stopped call at this point."
"Claimed to be from Virgin Media. Asked for character from "special word" and my name without telling me what the call was about."
"Scammers offering huge discount on Virgin Media accounts, scamming for details."
"Scammer pretending to be from Virgin Media or Sky, offering big discounts."
"they called saying they're virgin media, but hung up when asked for info, probably a scam"
"virgin media tech"
"Claimed to be from my network. Virgin media. Re internet speed."
"A woman with an East Asian accent called, saying she was phoning from Virgin Media regarding my internet. I told her I didn't think she was with Virgin Media and she hung up straight away."
"The woman with a strong East Asian accent said she was calling from Virgin Media about my internet. I told her I didn't think she was from Virgin Media and she hung up straight away."
"They claimed to be from a company (O2 + Virgin)"
"Virgin Media pretender"
"Call pretening to be Virgin media and tried to hlack my email and bank"
"Called us pretending to be Virgin media."
"They called, saying they were Virgin Media about upgrading the TV box."
"This is definitely a fraud number and has got nothing to do with O2 or Virgin"
"The caller said he was from Virgin Media and there was a problem with my internet speed. I told him that I had not had any problems, and then the caller hung up."
"Hello it's 02, virgin media, we are getting new phones, tell us ur email"
"Call saying they are Virgin Media and I need to install Anydesk so they can fix my internet conection. Do not do it, it's a scam."
"Said they were Virgin Media and wanted me to download an app for remote access to my iPhone"
"Said they were from VIRGIN MEDIA I do not believe them"
"Said it was Virgin Media. Said that their engineers are sorting my internet and it is slow."
"Said they were asking for permission to access my Virgin Media account."