+44 116 428 983 0
Risk level: Low
Who is this? Spam, telemarketing or a legitimate call? Community reports in United Kingdom.
Number with prefix 116. Review community reports, risk and comments below before answering or blocking. Browse numbers with prefix 116
AI Analysis
Limited information: Multiple reports indicate harassment via repeated calls from an entity identified as PPL PRS Ltd, seeking to sell music licenses to businesses, even when no music is played or the business is inactive/home-based.
Likely purpose: To solicit music licenses from businesses, possibly in an inappropriate or insistent manner.
Most common user complaints
- repeated calls
- harassment for music licenses without music playback
- ignoring business inactivity/home-based status
AI analysis: 1 Aug 2026
Information based on community reports and automated analysis. It may contain errors or be out of date, and is not legal advice or a verified accusation against the number's owner.
Web research
A short, concise evaluation based on publicly available UK number lookups and spam databases indicates limited, non definitive data for this exact number. No definitive owner is publicly disclosed; multiple services show generic designation options and warn about potential scam reports, but reliability varies.
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A short, concise evaluation based on publicly available UK number lookups and spam databases indicates limited, non definitive data for this exact number. No definitive owner is publicly disclosed; multiple services show generic designation options and warn about potential scam reports, but reliability varies. 1. Appears to be a UK landline or mobile style number within the +44 country code; exact owner not clearly disclosed by official registries in public sources. 2. Publicly available pages show generic reverse lookup results and user contributed reports about unknown UK numbers, but no confirmed consensus on this specific number. 3. Some sources aggregate scam/spam signals for UK numbers, including reports of unwanted calls; however, there is no conclusive, corroborated evidence that this exact number is tied to scam, fraud, or telemarketing. 4. The number does appear in public facing lookup databases and spam report aggregators, suggesting exposure in public directories, but specific leakage or breach linked data for this number is not clearly stated. 5. Given mixed, non definitive signals and potential for misidentification in public lookups, answered back risk remains uncertain; it is generally advisable to exercise caution and avoid returning calls unless verified by trusted sources.
United Kingdom
Operator information
- Country:
United Kingdom- Prefix:
- +44
- Type:
- Other
- Operator:
- EE, O2, Vodafone, Three
Recent searches
Last 7 days
Community comments
4These people are a nuisance. I have a small shop, I don’t play music for the public. They call regularly, they want to chat for ages and need constant reassurance that they are spending their time constructively in their pursuit of stray music royalties. It must cost them a fortune. Very needy people.
They ring every year. My business is from home. Told them to stop calling me and take off the list and they hung up
It is "PPL PRS Ltd" they call businesses to sell music licenses. There has been no business on my number for over 5 years so they are just cold calling.
not sure if this is legit, but they left a message something too with music licencing in my business. I dont play any music
Signal summary for +44 116 428 983 0
+44 116 428 983 0 belongs to the 116 prefix and is classified as Harassment. This page combines no approved reports and 4 public comments to explain the risk level.
