A man with very bad English asked (this was the 6th call so that was a warning) for the IT department, I asked why he mumbled something about AI. I asked him why what it was for and he hung up so now blocked
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7 user reports
About this number
Number formats
- UK format: 0808 196 9730
- International: +44 808 196 9730
Number details
- Number type: Freephone
- Number range allocated to: Gamma Telecom Holdings Limited
Recent activity
Last 30 days: 231 UK visits and 3 public reports.
Reported categories
Based on 7 public user reports
User Reports (7)
Wanted to talk to IT about an AI research study. Asked her questions about where she was calling from and she hung up
Lady with Indian/Asian accent asking to speak to insurance broker so she could ask questions for a study
4 calls in past 3 days, never answered, never left message on call screener - its junk.
Female with Indian sounding accent, wanted to be put through to "someone on the management team" I told her there was no one in the office currently and she immediately hung up on me. She gave no name, company name or reason for her call.
went to answerphone as unrecognised number, 6 calls over past 4 days, never leave message - don't speak, nothing recorded, suspect it's a just spam/scam/robocaller.
Persistent calls that are flagged on my phone as 'suspected scam'. No message ever left.
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