Check unknown UK numbers with recent reports from across London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh and more. Learn from others and share your experience.
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.
Located in Scotland, I received a call on my landline from this unrecognizable number and chose not to answer, suspecting it to be a scam; no message was left, further solidifying my assumption.
A call from an unknown number was missed, and based on previous comments, it is likely related to a timeshare scam.
Given the high number of scam calls I've received today, I chose not to answer this unknown number.
A recorded message claimed that payments had been made on a card to Amazon and another unknown entity, and asked the recipient to press 1 or 2 to respond
My phone marked it as spam, so i didnt answer, no history of communication from them either
A scammer contacted using an incorrect name and claiming to pursue a debt
This caller has scam my family member out of alot of money by saying he won the lottery, be careful and dont answer these calls, they called us over 30 times in 5 weeks!
A person claiming to be Michael from Barclays Business called to discuss a stopped payment, but hung up when I refused to provide security information
Received an unwanted call
Sales calls are unwanted and unwelcome
The call resulted in complete silence from the other end.
I recived an automated call with no message or anything
This call was unsolicited and unwarranted
Upon answering, a recorded message was played, instructing the listener to add the number to WhatsApp for a job application, which seems like a potential scam
It was a automated call, didnt leave no message
Purportedly an investigation team inquiring about cryptocurrency
This number is associated with fraudulent cryptocurrency activities
This number is a scammer, they Tryed to convinse me to invest in whisky, but I didnt fall for it
Yet another whisky sales pitch has been reported.
I recieved a cold call regarding credit card payments
Avoid calling back the unknown number. Use the official number (site/app) and watch for in‑app messages or emails.
Delivery updates, clinic callbacks and 2FA codes; also periods of robocalls, tax/bank impersonation or pushy sales.
Caller type, purpose, time, and cues (e.g., pressure, urgency, payment requests). Keep it short and useful for others.
EE, O2, Vodafone and Three; many users refer to their spam filters and block lists.