Scam/Fraud
30 days ago
Said they were from British Gas, Definitely a AI generated voice - SCAM
Community overview
Community rating:
Negative
4 user reports
First reported 17 Jul 2026
·
Last reported
30 days
ago
About this number
Number formats
- UK format: 0161 520 1659
- International: +44 161 520 1659
Number details
- Number type: Landline
- Number range allocated to: TELNYX UK LIMITED
- Area: Manchester
- Area code: 0161
Recent activity
UK visits
User Reports
Last 30 days: 8 UK visits and 0 public reports.
User Reports (4)
Unknown Caller
1 month ago
Called asking for someone how has never worked here, saying it was regarding his British Gas account (who we are not with). I'm very suspicious that this wasn't even a real person, sounded very fake and responses were odd.
Unknown Caller
2 months ago
Ignored call from this unknown number. No message left. In recent days have also had missed calls with no message from very similar numbers, so I'm assuming all are related scams: 01615201 657 and 01615201 794
Reported caller:
Unknown. No message left.
Scam/Fraud
2 months ago
Phoned and said they were calling regarding our EON energy account but not the correct address or part of the country
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