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.
Didn't leave a message and ignored my call back, now blocked. What's the point of such nuisance calls?
This number is associated with an insurance scam
These are scamers
Upon answering, there was a compleat silent call
A clever dialer has warned me about this particuler number
This number called today at 11:28, i never answer unkown numbers, its just not worth the hasstle
This number keeps calling me repeadly, i have blocked it but they still manage to call 3-4 times a week, its rediculous
Jeg har blitt ringt nesten daglig i over en måned fra dette nummeret. Jeg tok telefonen nå og fikk vite at jeg er en av tre heldige som er med videre i en konkurranse for å vinne et gavekort på kr 10. 000 i valgfri butikk. For å være med videre måtte jeg takke ja til en "gratis" prøve på en vitamin supplement som jeg måtte betale 79kr i porto for, og det ble et abonnement som ble sendt hver 4. måned (sammen med en faktura på over 1100kr). En ung kvinne leste veldig tydelig fra et manus.
A recorded message posed as HMRC, threatening legal consequences unless certain phone options were selected
This call is suspected to be a scam due to its suspicious nature
The call pertained to a road traffic accident claim.
This number is relaited to loans
Today, Newday Credit contacted me regarding an ongoing query. They confirmed their identity before discussing any personal details.
sales of canine food
This number is supposidly British Gas
This number is sending spam.
They claimed to be from housing in relation to my concerns.
The call resulted in silence from the other end.
Energy Saver UK.
Energy-related inquiry.
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.