Didn’t answer but read comments and appears to be spam
Community overview
18 user reports
About this number
Number formats
- UK format: 01988 717986
- International: +44 1988 717986
Number details
- Number type: Landline
- Number range allocated to: IP Voice Networks Ltd
- Area: Wigtown
- Area code: 01988
Reported categories
Based on 18 public user reports
User Reports (18)
Claimed to be an energy company said I owned my property. I said your call has come up as a suspected scam. She replied with we are an energy company do you own or rent so I put the phone down
One pain in the arse, why can't HMRC find these people, because there are people who will think it's real.
Lady calling herself April - Asian accent claiming to be from UK choices. Interrupted her by saying not interested and was halfway telling them to take me off their file. Now blocked
Had my address details which I wouldn't confirm. When I asked who they were instead they rudely asked if I was deaf. Did not like the tone of his voice and hung up.
Glad I read comments,would appear to be a scam,they called at 10.50 on 2/4/25 now blocked,
Called me and I blocked it
Scammers, now blocked.
Didn't answer, just blocked
Phone call not taken. Glad to have read the above comments. Number now blocked.
Call today ( 2/4/25) at 11.59 am phone alerted as a scam .
Called me at 11.02 today. Didn’t answer call now blocked!
HMRC scam
Just called no idea why but noticed they've called loads of others
Automatic voice. I ended the call before listening to the whole message.
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