"SCAMMERS block straight away Teesside 28th January 2026"
"Said they were O2 and could cut my phone bill. He wouldn't say how much I pay already unless I said who I was. I put the phone down, and he phoned again straight after, two times. Number now blocked. Maybe I was too careful, I'm not sure."
""Daisy" said she was from British Gas and told me the charity was on the business tariff rate when it should be on a charity tariff."
"It seemed dodgy right away, and the caller's accent made me even more wary."
"Google flagged as potential spam call when it came in. I didn't answer."
"Silent call"
"Said they were from Housing Association - asking about reported cracks. I NEVER reported any faults."
"'bank fraud people' ... £120 train ticket bought blah blah blah"
"left voicemail asking me to put the number on WhatsApp. I didnt know the number or voice and they didnt say a name - looks a bit dodgy to me."
"Said they were Virgin Media, having a problem with my wifi."
"Voice recording saying its HMRC n i need to press 1 to talk with someone or action will b taken. Most probably a scam. I'll wait for the action haha"
"Said they were British gas"
"Scam car HPI check"
"Car hpi check scam"
"Locksmith fraud. Stay away."
"Dangerous"
"Spoke asian, didn't answer when I said hello, I told him to get an English dictionary and he said Fu** you twice and hung up. Happened today ( 27/01/2026 ) at approx 16:36"
"Called twice for someone called Tony, I didn't know him. Then texted twice with rubbish meeting details and a fake verification code."
"Said they were from 3 Mobile & scam for replacing e-sim"
"Text and call to home number claiming to be from Barclays Fraud team"
"Scammer"
"Said they were Barclays fraud team ...scam"
"Said they're from Air Ambulance and were checking they had the right person making the monthly donation – only my name and address – no bank details wanted."
"Said they were Air Ambulance checking if they had the right person making the donations each month. Just my name and address - not bank details were asked for."