After just two rings, the mobile network sales team left a voicemail. Cheers.
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.
Marked as blocked.
An individual with an Indian accent claimed to be from British Gas, asked about my boiler, then requested bank details, beginning with "Am I speaking to the man of the house?" When I questioned the legitimacy, she denied it, but hung up when I asked for my name and address. I have no boiler cover or dealings with British Gas, and this was the third call in recent days with varying caller IDs. Waste of time – consider delaying by asking for a checkbook and using a fake name generator.
Talk about blockchain currency, sounds fishy, cheers.
Avoid answering any calls from this line.
My friend Lala called.
Listed as an unknown mobile.
The call was silent.
Appears to be a Barclays fraud‑checking system.
They keep calling persistently.
Seen marked as spam elsewhere as well. Cheers.
A recorded message prompted me to add them on WhatsApp 🤔.
This is the national debt helpline.
A robotic spammer rang, asking me to add them so they could hit me up on WhatsApp. Mate.
Potential scam.
These appear to be scams.
I dropped the call as soon as it connected, cheers.
A cold outreach pitching life insurance.
Power sales pitch.
Got an unknown number on my screen – no clue who it was, yep.
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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.