"Cold call (5 in 5 days) saying it was time to upgrade my phone contract (which it’s not). Hung up as soon as I mentioned I wouldn’t discuss my details with a cold caller who didn’t even try to act like they were from my provider."
"Used a different name."
"Number not recognised"
"Claimed my computer was infected"
"Picked up call and voice said goodbye"
"Calling me lots. Said they were Three, my phone company, and wanted me to send my iphone 17pro back by post. They would send a QRcode by email. It looked real. They said if i sent it, in 24 hours a new iphone 17 pro Max with the same colour and storage would be sent."
"Probably a scam call claiming to be from a fraud prevention team: "you are trying to make a payment of £780, the verification code is etc, press 1 if etc", likely a scam because it was at lunchtime to a landline and who has landlines these days but old people."
"Three questions, who you had life insurance with, how much you pay, etc., confirmed my name and phone number. Wrong name used, now blocked."
"One of LOADS of numbers for Cabot Financial"
"Probably a scam. Reporting strange activity and money taken or requested from Amazon account."
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"didn't speak at all"
"Got a call too saying my SIM was going to stop working in a few days. Said I would ring my service provider and get this checked and fixed if needed. Then I hung up on them while they were trying to say that my service provider wouldnt be able to help (ridiculous!)"
"Called me first but no one spoke. I called back and still no sound when I answered"
"Called and didn't say anything"
"It's a call from PHS about clinical waste."
"They called but didnt say anything"
"Said they were a debt agency calling about solutions for my outstanding (but non-existent) debt."
"Called my mobile, knew my name and asked about life insurance. I hung up."
"Scammer said they were from 3UK."
"They told me it was Capital One when they called my work phone. I ended the call and phoned the number on my card to check if it was real. They said no one had called me and to treat it as a scam."
"Market research survey"
"The man calling said his name was Peter Presley, and he was calling from Sky Networks. He was cheking my service. I am not with Sky and never have been - but he said I must be a Sky customer. I put the phone down in the end."
"Said it was a text from Santander (but I don't have an account) saying they had stopped a payment for £436.22."