Scam/Fraud
23 Oct 2025
" Hello Darling " ... I put the phone down they didnt call back
Community overview
Community rating:
Negative
4 user reports
First reported 14 Oct 2025
·
Last reported
12 months
ago
Reported categories
Based on 4 public user reports
Scam/Fraud
50% (2)
Unknown Caller
50% (2)
User Reports (4)
Unknown Caller
23 Oct 2025
They hung up when I answered. I suspect it was a scam.
Unknown Caller
14 Oct 2025
They hung up when we answered 17.47 on 14/10/2025
Scam/Fraud
14 Oct 2025
Block and report
Reported caller:
David
Report this number: 0118 229 5281
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