Scam/Fraud
1 month ago
Called and then didnt say anything, turns out to be a scam as im registered with the Telephone Preference Service
Community overview
Community rating:
Negative
8 user reports
First reported 20 Aug 2026
·
Last reported
1 month
ago
Recent activity
UK visits
User Reports
Last 30 days: 13 UK visits and 0 public reports.
Reported categories
Based on 8 public user reports
Scam/Fraud
50% (4)
Unknown Caller
38% (3)
Spam
13% (1)
User Reports (8)
Unknown Caller
1 month ago
caller had string Asian accent, very difficult to understand, said he was from bt Sparta, who have joined to reduce telephone bills. Asked me for my telephone number (he's just called it!) asked me to have my BT statement handy to check my details. I put the phone down, suspect it to be a scam of some kind
Scam/Fraud
1 month ago
Female,said, am I talking to the owner of the landline. I answered no and she hung up. Suspect caller.
Unknown Caller
1 month ago
Called but I didn't answer as number not recognized and they didn't leave messages on answer phone.
Scam/Fraud
2 months ago
Received call claiming that I can save 20% off phone bill. When asked which company they were calling from, they kept deflecting my question as if reading strictly from script. Obviously, a scam!!
Scam/Fraud
2 months ago
Claiming to be from virgin media
Unknown Caller
2 months ago
Called while out, did not leave a message so likely to be an unsolicited caller breaking TPS rules.
Spam
2 months ago
Foreign accent, couldn't make out what he said
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