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Discussion topic: Sky Network Call from Private Number - Scam Warning

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This message was authored by PandJ2020 This message was authored by: PandJ2020

Re: Sky Network Call from Private Number - Scam Warning

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@andyg2012 wrote:

Just a heads up I've had missed calls off these numbers since Tuesday, we have answered them in the past and they always claim to be from sky with a 40% bill reduction, we're getting really pi$$ed with them now, all the numbers start with

+44 20

 


It's pointless listing the numbers - they are not constant.

I am just another Sky customer and my views are my own
This message was authored by andyg2012 This message was authored by: andyg2012

Re: Sky Network Call from Private Number - Scam Warning

ah right thought it might have helped, but some of them have used the same number more than once to call us, the way I see it if I let it go to voicemail and it's a legit call they will leave a voicemail and if it's the scummy scammers they don't for some reason probably because it's recorded

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I keep getting scam calls saying there from sky offering %50 off when I questioned them bout being scammers they told me (Removed) 5 times and hung up 

It flagged up on screen no did in my 

Samsung phone but it dosnt flag calls on my lady's iPhone she been getting calls to 

 

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This message was authored by caesarome This message was authored by: caesarome

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These calls offering a certain percentage off are spam calls as they are an attempt to get access to your account so just hang up if you get more.

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This message was authored by Tim1961 This message was authored by: Tim1961

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Hi. I am getting one of these calls every other week.  Always an Asia man accent one of them even had the audacity to phone me again after I refused to speak to them saying I new it was a scam. 
my phone records are showing 0203 numbers.  

This message was authored by Steve307 This message was authored by: Steve307

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I'm getting them every other day, I shouted a swor at one and they still keep on calling 

This message was authored by Scorpio7-- This message was authored by: Scorpio7--

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I keep getting the same calls. They say that I need a new sim card to upgrade to 5G and that I will receive an email
This message was authored by TheDR2001 This message was authored by: TheDR2001

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Yes, both my wife and I have been receiving these calls on and off for a few months now. At first I reported them to Sky, but there isn't a lot they can do. The phone numbers aren't real, they are what is called spoofed. The perpetrators are most likely sitting in an office somewhere in Mumbai and a machine autodials from a list of mobile phone numbers. My favourite game is to try and keep them talking for as long as possible, without actually giving them any personal details, this may seem a pointless exercise, but it does keep them from phoning somebody else for the duration. Today's game ended in me explaining to the woman (refuse to call her a lady) that I knew she was trying to scam me, her response was beautiful: "do you have proof?" My wife is less verbose and simply tells them to "go away". Just be careful not to give them any details, not even your email address. I always tell them that if they are from Sky, they should know my email address and if they tell me what it is, I will confirm or deny. They never do.

 

Stay safe out there, more and more scammers are trying to get your money.

 

I don't work for Sky.

This message was authored by Emily_deville This message was authored by: Emily_deville

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I got a call about 5 minutes ago. It was a India lady. I'm very confused as I don't run my mobile track my mum dose as I'm only 13. They just called me I couldn't hear what she said except she said "I'm calling from Sky mobile" there was another man talking over her. So i could bearly hear what she said. I hung up after that because I didn't want to hear the rest as I knew it was a scam. I may be young and all but I could tell it was a scam. It said the call was coming from Cambridge. I might call Sky later to see if it was actually them trying to contact me. I didn't give out any of my personal details as that would be stupid. I don't trust them so if you get a call from that number I advise you don't answer 

 

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@Emily_deville 

If you're only 13 years old you should be telling your parents and not calling Sky yourself.


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This message was authored by GPFORD This message was authored by: GPFORD

Re: Sky Network Call from Private Number - Scam Warning

i recived a call today (22/11/2024) it came up on my phone as Rowsley post office (removed) now i dont live in or near rowsley but answered incase it was about a parcel delivery as soon as i answered i heard the person on the phone say with an indian accent that they were called Gavin and they were calling from Sky network i promptly hung up and blocked the number. 

 

 

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This message was authored by Tim+R1 This message was authored by: Tim+R1

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Yup - I have had regular calls from "sky networks" from a London number. Despite blocking they continue to call on a different 02 number. My advice is to terminate the call imeadiatly and go about your day.

This message was authored by Steve307 This message was authored by: Steve307

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Just don't answer the call, if you answer they know the number is live and they keep on calling. I googled it and the advice is don't answer.

This message was authored by Anny1 This message was authored by: Anny1

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Had several calls from this London number

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They say they're from 'Sky Network' and that my SIM card will stop working soon and that they will post a new one.  Apparently this is due to lots of customer complaints about the sims not working properly.
However, they didn't know my name or address. Asked several times for my email address so I hung up.

 

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This message was authored by Steve307 This message was authored by: Steve307

Re: Sky Network Call from Private Number - Scam Warning

I've started getting these calls from EE & Vodafone numbers now. I had five calls in one day that I didn't answer. Then I had one call that I answered but hung up. So I called it back and it went to EE answer phone. So I thought I would try the other numbers and tree of them were mobile answer phones. So fed up with this now, I am seriously thinking of changing my number.

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