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Scam/FraudUK Government find your location call
One-ring calls, fake delivery texts, bank impersonation messages, and urgent account alerts are some of the most common examples. The method is usually the same: create urgency, grab your attention quickly, and push you to call back, open a link, or share details before you pause to check.
A genuine HMRC contact does not rely on threats of arrest, demands for gift cards, or instructions to stay on the line while moving money. If someone claims to be from HMRC and pressures you to act immediately, hang up and verify the matter through the official HMRC website or contact details.
Do not confirm personal information, passwords, one-time codes, or payment details. End the call, search the number here, and contact the organisation using an official number you found yourself if there is any chance the enquiry could be genuine.
Numbers beginning with 01 and 02 are geographic, 03 is often used by organisations, 07 is usually mobile, 080 is freephone, and 09 ranges are premium-rate. That can give you useful context, but it still does not prove that a caller is genuine or safe.
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UK Government find your location call
Claimed to be NCA - required us to confirm ID by giving them sensitive info.
I did not answer, my phone identified it as 'suspected spam'.
I did not answer but they left no message
text from Santander saying my account had been hacked
Scam reporting to work for sky and saying I could get discounted iPads and iPhones
On the hour , no message
No message left, just repeat calls
Asked about my housing issues, whether there was damp or mould.
automated call mentioned £90 and £900 before I cut them off
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