More of a warning than a question, but I received a call allegedly from BT Openreach today saying my IP address may have been changed from Private to Public. Wanted me to call back to sort it out. Bt chat said: "you will not receive any such calls from BT.'
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First reported 6 Feb 2026
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Last reported
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Scam/Fraud
7 months ago
Unknown Caller
7 months ago
They said , they were calling to tell me my Open Reach was on public and not private had I used it lately, I just said I dont do anything over the phone and put the phone down it came through on a land line
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- Number type: Landline
- Area: Northern Ireland
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