DirecTV‑spoofer scams: how to stop them

Summary — +18553927808

Untrustworthy
Caller Name: DirecTV
Caller Type: Scam
Location: United States
Reviews: 21
Carrier: —, Region: —

Expert Opinion

Frequent alerts show callers spoofing the DirecTV brand and hanging up or playing foreign‑language recordings. Callers appear almost daily, often with a vague “free HBO” pitch, but no real agent ever speaks. This pattern matches classic robocall scams that harvest numbers for future spam. To limit exposure, register your line with the national Do‑Not‑Call list, enable carrier‑level call blocking, and consider a third‑party app that flags mismatched caller IDs. If you do answer, hang up immediately and avoid providing any personal info. Regularly review your call log for unfamiliar numbers and report persistent abuse to your phone provider.

Caller Categories

Scam
10×
Advertising
Unknown
Telemarketing
Spam

Caller Names

DirecTV
Direct TV
Yahoo (scam)
none
DirecTV (claimed)

Details

Location: United States
Number type: ratings.phone_number_type_list.3

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Recent Reports for (855) 392-7808

18553927808 Scam DirecTV

The caller ID showed DirecTV, so I picked up because I'm a customer, but it was a recording in some foreign language. I ended the call right away.

18553927808 Other

At 12 noon, a call was received but not answered, and the caller subsequently hung up without leaving any message.

18553927808 Telemarketing Direct TV

They pretend to be from Direct TV with special offer for free HBO for limited time

18553927808 Unknown

GoogleFi screened this call and it was unidentified, with no message left behind.

18553927808 Scam

Weekly calls are being made by them.

18553927808 Spam

I have no idear who this number belongs to, thanks for the info.

18553927808 Scam DirectTV

The caller claimed to be calling on behalf of DirectTV, but i didnt beleive them and hung up the phone

18553927808 Scam

The caller left an indecent voice message after I didn't answer.

18553927808

Just an unknown number that rang once. No issue.

18553927808 Scam Yahoo (scam)

This automated call appears to be a phishing scam, likely related to a data breach, and doesn't connect to a live person

18553927808 Scam Direct TV

Apparently, this is a Direct TV representative with a noticeable Indian accent.

18553927808 Scam

The information has been confirmed.

18553927808 Unknown

So far, I've received one call from this number, which occurred at 11:08 AM MST on 9-29-23; as I didn't answer, I'm unsure whether it was a robo or live call

18553927808 Unknown

This number is unfamiliar to me.

18553927808 Telemarketing DirecTV (assumed)

For the past week or two, we've received daily or every-other-day calls from DirecTV, according to caller ID, but since they never leave a voicemail, there's no way to return the call, suggesting it's likely a telemarketer.

18553927808 Scam DirecTV (claimed)

These peoples is scammer pretending to be from DirecTV

18553927808 Scam DIRECTV

Although the call was not answered, it was identified as being from DIRECTV, despite not being a saved contact

18553927808 Advertising

Ad for streaming service. Already subscribed.

18553927808 Advertising

Pushing real estate investments. Advertising spam.

18553927808 Advertising

The caller remians anonymus

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