Called me and said she was from three, and that my sim is expiring in a couple days. I told her to send me an email with all the information so I can review it but then she said “um but we need to dispatch your new SIM card so you should confirm now”. I said no, and to send me the email before she said “ok have fun with your dead SIM card” and hung up. Definitely a scam!
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Was telling me they were from Virgin Media and that my sim card would be blocked in a few days due to an update to their systems. They offered to send me another free of charge. The lady did sound convincing until I said I was unsure about this, then she hung up too quickly to be genuine.
This number just called me and a woman said she was calling from O2/Virgin Media. I asked how she got my number and she said ‘you are with O2?’ I said ‘no’, she said ‘ok’ and then hung up on me. Beware.
Caller called me three times and she was asking for details to renew phone contract and ws sending messages on mobile which was looking fake,Avoide please
Number called twice in quick succession. I didn't answer either call so I've got no idea what it was for but my iPhone said "suspected spam".
This number called me twice in quick succession. Didn't answer both times so no idea what it it is. I'm guessing spam.
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