Top nuisance and scam calling numbers to UK households
| Ranking | Phone number | Purported caller name | Category |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01212853695 | Monet Group directory | ping call |
| 2 | 01841725302 | HMRC (scam) | tax scam |
| 3 | 08000148840 | Credit card fraud | cost trap call |
| 4 | 01915433406 | EDF energy spam | energy scam/gas cold call |
| 5 | +447723442195 | Alamo/Enterprise Rent a Car | car rental survey |
| 6 | 02088798429 | Sky Telecommunications scam | telecommunication scam/tech support scam |
| 7 | 08000148840 | Credit card fraud | bank service/fake bank call |
| 8 | 01614649290 | ILC LOANS | loan scam/debt collection call |
| 9 | 08000338005 | Three | telecommunication call |
| 10 | 01413679790 | Gas and Electricity scam | energy cold call/aggressive advertisement |
| 11 | 08000987823 | Sky telecommuncations | tv/telecommunication scam |
| 12 | 01926758001 | QDR Solicitors | financial advice/dept collection |
| 13 | 01443544990 | EON | energy call/customer service call |
| 14 | 01942901397 | Phone contract scam | telecommunication scam call |
| 15 | 03301245686 | Energy scam | energy scam/gas cold call |
| 16 | 08004970625 | Domestic & General Spoofed | insurance scam/spoofing |
| 17 | 08000529406 | Virgin Media (Spoofed) | telecommunication scam/broadband scam |
| 18 | 08004970619 | Domestic Appliance | insurance/warranty scaml |
| 19 | 08004970623 | Home Appliance Warranty | insurance/warranty sales scam |
| 20 | 03308085392 | Ovo energy | energy scam/gas cold call |
| 21 | 07701407214 | HRMC robospam | tax scam/robo voice scam |
| 22 | 02073656004 | Barclays Bank | bank service/ fake bank calll |
| 23 | 01158712368 | Life Insurance | insurance call |
| 24 | 07403933818 | Crona | health/safety survey |
| 25 | 03303035315 | Fake o2 | telecommunication scam/tech support scam |
Data comes from the trueCall database and the Tellows database (https://www.tellows.co.uk/). You can search Tellows for details of known nuisance and scam callers, or download the Tellows App on your mobile to warn you about risky calls (https://www.tellows.co.uk/c/about-tellows-uk/tellows-apps-callerid-blocker/)
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