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Reverse Phone Lookup in the UK — Recent Community Reports

Check unknown UK numbers with recent reports from across London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and more. Learn from others and share your experience.

UK numbers: context and signals

Unsure about a UK caller? Find fresh community reports to judge unknown calls or texts. In London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh or Glasgow you’ll see legitimate callbacks (banks, clinics, deliveries) alongside waves of automated or misleading contacts. Area codes like 020, 0161, 0121, 0131 are not reliable for location due to portability/VoIP — use them as context, not proof.

What to do: if unsure, return calls via the official number on the company site/app, check in‑app notices, and don’t share one‑time codes. Use device filters/blocks and, if available, carrier tools (EE, O2, Vodafone, Three). Share a short factual note here so others can decide faster.

441202402683 Spam Phishing/Spam

Please block this number – looks like phishing or spam, mate.

441780510365 Financial car finance refunds

Looks like a call about car finance refunds, mate.

442046012867 Other TODAYS VIEW?

What's the view today, mate?

441722466316 Services Anglian water drainage cover

Cover for Anglian Water drainage, cheers.

441914297590 Telemarketing EE sales

Purporting to be EE, this line turned out to be a sales pitch.

442081031147 Non-profit organization greenwich and Bexley hospices

Hospices in Greenwich and Bexley, yeah.

441823246800 Customer Service patient choice

The patient option turned out to be straightforward.

442033079984 Scam Asian gentleman

Received an unexpected call from an Asian man.

441618412898 Financial investment

Just investment nonsense.

4437199999999 Scam Event Viewer (scam)

Attempted "Event Viewer" scam spoken in broken English, trying to gain access to your PC. Becomes aggressive if you don’t fall for it – clearly shady and dangerous. See: http://answers.microsoft.com/en-us/protect/forum/mse-protect_scanning/event-viewer-scam-phone-call/9c9c407c-592a-4e58-a2fb-32d3900154c3

447400760657 Silent Call

Just a silent ring, no one spoke, right?

442035043806 Spam Spam Caller

Looks like a dubious spam caller, innit?

442035043806 Spam

There was a lot of background noise, nobody spoke, so I hung up and looked up the number, mate.

441514591057 Unknown

Unexpected call with no voicemail left.

447450685007 Spam automated message

Pre‑recorded message

447447404373 Spam fake job opportunity

Phony job offer; an automated bot asked me to ring back.

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FAQ — United Kingdom

How should I check unknown UK calls?

Avoid calling back the unknown number. Use the official number (site/app) and watch for in‑app messages or emails.

What patterns are common?

Delivery updates, clinic callbacks and 2FA codes; also periods of robocalls, tax/bank impersonation or pushy sales.

What makes a helpful report?

Caller type, purpose, time, and cues (e.g., pressure, urgency, payment requests). Keep it short and useful for others.

Which networks are often mentioned?

EE, O2, Vodafone and Three; many users refer to their spam filters and block lists.

Popular area codes

Most-reported area codes in United Kingdom. View all area codes at the bottom.
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