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.
Another call that seemed designed to trap me into unexpected charges. Not a safe number to answer.
Unknown number, but nothing suspicious stood out – just a standard call.
User finds this annoying.
User note: both bad and cautionary, you know.
Dette er ren spam, sånn.
User notes: Caution
User feedback: Caution
When I picked up, nobody spoke; I only heard background chatter, like a call centre, mate.
The purpose of the call was unclear and felt a bit odd.
Not sure what this is, but the calls are mysterious and unhelpful.
Harassment calls kept coming back despite asking to be removed – very irritating.
Multiple calls came through, but nobody answers when you pick up.
Couldn't identify the source; left a strange impression.
Got some mysterious terror calls from overseas – I’ve blocked them, cheers.
Scam
Et telekommunikasjonsselskap. Veldig uhøflig. Ikke svar på telefonen. Blokker nummeret.
User advises caution regarding the provided information.
Aggressive advertising – the caller kept pushing the product even after I said no.
Blocked immediately. I keep receiving sales calls every Tuesday for no apparent reason…
Unknown number, and the conversation was vague at best.
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.