Scam/Fraud
13 Nov 2025
They keep ringing then hanging up now, at harassment levels, I guess cos I wasn't co-operative at some point.
Community overview
Community rating:
Negative
4 user reports
First reported 7 Nov 2025
·
Last reported
11 months
ago
Reported categories
Based on 4 public user reports
Scam/Fraud
75% (3)
Unknown Caller
25% (1)
User Reports (4)
Unknown Caller
13 Nov 2025
They said my name ...badly... took their time talking , I was already peeved , I asked who are you , and she went on , actually I am calling about you phone and then tried to say is this your phone number , and read it out , ... the one they dialed , I just hung up ... it's negative...x
Scam/Fraud
07 Nov 2025
talking about digital phone changes and wanted to know if phone & tv were paid for separately. Seemed to know my provider, but could tell me what they were really ringing for. Not a 1st language english speaker.
Scam/Fraud
07 Nov 2025
Was talking about digital phone changes, couldn't understand what he was wanting and when I asked him who he represented he mutterred some name I didn't recognise and certainly not BT. I then hung up
Reported caller:
Can't remember if he gave his name
Report this number: 0161 566 9516
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