Scam/Fraud
25 Jul 2024
Not a real large phone company, trying to sell airtime or possibly id theft/number spoofing
Community overview
Community rating:
Negative
5 user reports
First reported 3 Dec 2021
·
Last reported
2 years
ago
About this number
Number formats
- UK format: 01563 897177
- International: +44 1563 897177
Number details
- Number type: Landline
- Number range allocated to: Magrathea Telecommunications Limited
- Area: Kilmarnock
- Area code: 01563
Reported categories
Based on 5 public user reports
Spam
40% (2)
Unknown Caller
40% (2)
Scam/Fraud
20% (1)
User Reports (5)
Spam
10 Jun 2024
Claiming to be from Vodaphone about an upgrade. I couldn't understand his accent, certainly not from Kilmarnock and not the normal Vodafone telephone number
Spam
05 Jun 2024
Certainly didn’t have a west of Scotland accent, I couldn’t understand a word of the Indian gibberish they were spouting.
Unknown Caller
03 Dec 2021
I rang them it was automated reply regarding mobile phone comparison
Unknown Caller
03 Dec 2021
answered they hung up
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