Told me they were from o2 and if won a cheaper deal on my tariff. They tried to hack my account by getting a one-time pass code sent to my number and wanted me to give it to them. I played along but then hung up.
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Claimed to be o2 offering me discount, but when I challenge them as I’m not with o2 they hang up !! 100% scam !!
Claimed to be from EE giving me 35% discount off my bill. However when pressed for them to give me information about how much I pay they put me through to someone else who then proceeded to ask me how much I paid. After repeating I needed them to confirm they were from EE and they needed to give me information not the other way around they hung up.
Did not answer as unknown number
The caller Put phone down as soon as I answered it
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- Number type: Landline
- Number range allocated to: Twilio Ireland Limited
- Area: Manchester
- Area code: 0161