Asked for my security code and kept calling when I hung up after saying it sounded dodgy
Community overview
10 user reports
About this number
Number formats
- UK format: 0808 280 0434
- International: +44 808 280 0434
Number details
- Number type: Freephone
- Number range allocated to: Simwood eSMS Limited
Recent activity
Last 30 days: 1 UK visit and 0 public reports.
Reported categories
Based on 10 public user reports
User Reports (10)
This number called me more than 9 times on February 19. I have B. T. Call Gaurdian which requires caller to state their identity. No identity was offered so the call was not connected. following other comments here, I have now blocked the number. My bank (Santander) would have stated their identity.
Text message claiming to be satander
Rang twice from 'Santander Fraud Dept.' gave my daughter's full name, asking her to call back. Mentioned something about a three-digit code, woke me up twice.
Message claiming to be Santander fraud dept. giving a 3 digit pin to be quoted on return call.
Caller said she was from Santander when I answered my landline at 10.53 am today. Asked to speak to my son using his full name and stating that he should press any number on the phone pad to connect to Santander. I held for a few moments to listen for any other information and then hung up.
Said they were santander fraud dept and to ring back with a pin. Since then my phone and laptop have been doing funny things
Santander scam calls.
Claiming to be Santander fraud dept and asking to ring another number with a pin. Had my full name but no other info.
Santander scam
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