Spam
Phone call
5 days ago
didnt answer
Community overview
Community rating:
Negative
7 user reports
First reported 26 Aug 2026
·
Last reported
5 days
ago
About this number
Number formats
- UK format: 0161 568 8257
- International: +44 161 568 8257
Number details
- Number type: Landline
- Number range allocated to: Voxbone SA
- Area: Manchester
- Area code: 0161
Recent activity
UK visits
User Reports
Last 30 days: 643 UK visits and 7 public reports.
Reported categories
Based on 7 public user reports
Scam/Fraud
29% (2)
Spam
29% (2)
Unknown Caller
29% (2)
Telemarketer
14% (1)
User Reports (7)
Unknown Caller
7 days ago
Rang on landline, when answered phone went dead.
Spam
11 days ago
Called me it came up as spam call I don't answer if you answer you are confirming that number is live they use AI to phone lots of numbers at once if you pick up your number is passed onto even more spam scammers to keep badgering you Don't answer them then they know line is non-responsive
Telemarketer
11 days ago
Crown telemarketing, wanting to tell me about their services, asked me to call them back.
Reported caller:
Crown telemarketing
Unknown Caller
20 days ago
Rang for 4 seconds then stopped, mobile identified it as suspected spam
Scam/Fraud
20 days ago
SCAM CALL
Scam/Fraud
21 days ago
Claimed to be from Sky offering me 40% discount off my sky bill.
Reported caller:
Calimed to be from Sky.
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How to Block This Number
On iPhone
- Open the Phone app and go to Recents
- Find the number 0161 568 8257 and tap the info icon (i)
- Scroll down and tap Block this Caller
- Confirm by tapping Block Contact
On Android
- Open the Phone app and tap the 3-dot menu
- Go to Call history or Recents
- Long press on 0161 568 8257
- Select Block number or Block/report spam
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