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.
A bored South London girl recorded a message about job openings, claiming to be from HR; I wasn't interested in cannabis farms or pop‑up brothels and hung up.
Wird man abnehmen, hört man nie jemanden am Apparat…
Possible fraudulent activity.
This appears to be a domestic appliance insurance scam.
Unsolicited sales pitch.
Number not identified.
There was no speech heard during the call.
This appears to be a sales spam call.
Looks like an HMRC fraud attempt.
An unexpected call arrived with no voicemail left.
I received an unrequested call pitching a job – at 86, no way.
This is a Domestic & General sales call.
We’re upgrading the old system, so it’s no longer required, mate.
Telemarketing scum.
Number not recognised.
Cryptocurrency chain mentioned.
Yet another Twilio‑hosted line flagged as spam on other platforms.
Reference to Riverside Housing.
An unsolicited spam call came through.
Mention of blockchain.
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.