The caller's identity and purpose are unclear, but user insights suggest it may be related to telemarketing activities, which can be a nuisance to recipients, and it is essential to exercise caution when answering calls from unknown numbers, as they may be attempting to obtain personal or financial information, therefore, it is advised to be vigilant and consider registering with the Telephone Preference Service to reduce unwanted calls.
Hard to judge – they were very polite but called at an odd hour, 9 pm, about something they claimed was urgent.
The caller was courteous and claimed to be conducting a legal‑services survey; I suspected a scam but went along, and they never asked for personal details.
A woman asked if I identified as male or female, then called me a dog and told me to f… off.
The gentleman claimed to represent an independent research company unrelated to Halifax, somehow possessing my number even though I never supplied it – felt fishy, though he was pleasant.
They ran a quick bank survey, asking only a handful of internet‑related questions.
An apparently new scam call centre is using an old number.
It was a roughly five‑minute survey asking general finance questions, with responses rated on a scale.
A friendly lady rang, asking questions for Lloyds Banking Group; the five‑minute chat suggests more branches may be shutting down.
They claimed to be Lloyds Bank running a survey; when I refused, they were rude, so I blocked the number.
The number 01613941458 claimed to be Bank of Scotland but hung up immediately.
They claimed to be surveying Halifax customers; I asked them to call back later so I could look up the number, and I’ve now blocked them.
I've blocked every 0161 number after they kept pestering me with insurance, energy and other sales pitches.
That number, together with others, appears suspicious.
Frequent calls drop as soon as I pick up; I now ignore them hoping they'll tire themselves out and disappear.
A life‑insurance broker called, not being very clear about their identity; I wouldn’t have picked up without prior info.
Calls like this one, from unknown numbers, get answered in silence and are usually disconnected; I then block them. Thanks WhoCalled, I'm seeing several daily now!
manchester spam numbers are usualy unrecognised
Got a call today, left no voicemail, so I blocked the number.
