+44 161 902 378 0
Risk level: Medium
Who is this? Spam, telemarketing or a legitimate call? Community reports in United Kingdom.
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AI Analysis
Limited information: Multiple reports indicate frequent calls, often after users applied for O2 Pay & Go SIMs. Calls are mostly for telemarketing, attempting to upsell to contract plans. Some users report harassment due to the high frequency of calls. A few comments suggest potential scams, but most link the number to O2 or its third-party representatives.
Likely purpose: Telemarketing for upselling O2 plans, potential fraud in isolated cases.
Most common user complaints
- Frequent calls after applying for O2 Pay & Go SIM
- Upselling attempts to contract plans
- Harassment due to high call frequency
- Suspected scams (though less common)
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 It may contain errors or be out of date, and is not legal advice or a verified accusation against the number's owner.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
The number appears to be a UK geographic or mobile number, with multiple online lookup services listing it for public checks. Public reports around this exact number are sparse or inconsistent across sources, so reliability is limited. Who the number appears to belong to, or what kind of number it is: UK number (likely geographic or mobile) with no definitive owner from official records in the provided results.
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The number appears to be a UK geographic or mobile number, with multiple online lookup services listing it for public checks. Public reports around this exact number are sparse or inconsistent across sources, so reliability is limited. 1. Who the number appears to belong to, or what kind of number it is: UK number (likely geographic or mobile) with no definitive owner from official records in the provided results. Most services identify type and operator, not a specific individual or company. 2. What people say about it online: several UK spam/lookup tools aggregate user reports, but for this exact number the results are not consistently detailing verified complaints; some sites emphasize generic scam reporting infrastructure rather than this number specifically. 3. Whether it is associated with spam, scams, fraud, phishing, telemarketing or unwanted calls: no definitive consensus in the available results; some lookup platforms flag ranges with scam prone activity, but this number itself is not clearly confirmed as a scam caller in the cited results. 4. Whether the number is publicly exposed or leaked online: appears in public lookup databases and scam report aggregators, but no explicit evidence of a leak or breach tied to this exact number; exposure seems limited to standard public directories and reports. 5. Whether it is advisable to answer or call it back: not clearly advisable given uncertain owner/intent; general caution is warranted with unfamiliar UK numbers, especially if reports are sparse or inconclusive. Note: Information quality is limited and not consistently verifiable across sources for this exact number. No definitive owner or confirmed malicious activity can be stated.
United Kingdom
Operator information
- Country:
United Kingdom- Prefix:
- +44
- Type:
- Other
- Operator:
- EE, O2, Vodafone, Three
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Last 7 days
Community comments
70Calling every single flaming day, hang up when I answer.
Numerous calls a day, I answered 1 of them say they are from O2, I blocked that number for them to call me on a similar number up to now I've had 12 calls off them today!!
They are working with or on behalf of O2. They are trying to get people who have just applied for a pay and go sim to upgrade to a contract sim. It's a bloody pain in the backside the amount of times they call. You would think that after ringing someone 2 or 3 times without the phone being answered they would give up but No. I answer and make them wait on the line lol
same as many above - just ordered an O2 free SIM and bingo - I get a call from this number.
Blocked the f***er's
i ordered an o2 sim card yesterday and since then i have had 7 missed calls of this number. I have my phone out at work as my granddad is very poorly, which my manager allows so i can hear if anything is urgent, having them ring me when my manager is sat next to me and constantly ringing me isnt a good look!!!
it was O2 ringing me as I have ordered my new simcard. they wanted to offer me contract which I didn't accept.
Why are 02 allowing this scam to continue. Surely its damaging their reputation. Time fo 02 to act.
i had a right giggle with them i gave them so many diffrent numbers haha they started to get the right hump lol im going to see o2 about this now i feel some kind of comp is needed due to the waste of my time and all the bothering im getting ill let you know what happens !!
It is LBM in Altrinchm, they're out-sourced by 02. They call anyone who applies for an 02 Pay as You Go sim card to see if they can offer you a SIM only plan or Mobile Phone Contract, take you through credit checking then take card details if you are successful. They are not 02 but do either represent or work on behalf of 02. If they say they are passing you through to a manager its really just a sale guy who is good at objection handling who will try and close the sale : )
I don't know who it is but it has nothing to do with o2 someone has to find this guy before i find a way to find this guy
I ordered a sim card for my daughter on sunday. And today i get a phone call. I was asleep so didnt here my phone go off and when i woke decided to google the number. And this came up so ive added the no to auto block
I didn't answer the calls, they're just harassing me with them, I work night shifts and to be woken up 6 times during the day when I'm trying to sleep is highly annoying. I put my phone on silent after the first couple of calls and when I woke up I'd had 8 missed calls! They are harassing me and I don't know how to report them!
Pissing me off keeps ringing me every 1 hour they clams to be 02 but then I say what do you want to sell em they said a iPhone 6s that's unlocked to every net work so I said ok then by the way you can't do taut as your not even a proper business and your manager will have to talk to me in the back ground you can hear kids laughing and playing around
they are a third party company that has permission from o2 I have spoken to o2
I think it's scam and they have nothing to do with o2
Completed an online form and since then have received calls every 2 hours if not answered. Called them back, informed them already a customer and if calls not stopped will take business account to another supplier. Informed manager will remove number from list. Let's see what happens, calls are very annoying.
Applied for an O2 Nano sim on the weekend (to fit new phone), sales calls trying to get me to change packages despite I've been with them for 7 years now. Just add to contacts then block the contact.
Applied for O2 as part of a online survey and got a voicemail a week later whilst I was in an interview, luckely I put my phone on airplane mode just in case. It won't actually be O2 it'll either be a franchise (over 50% of O2 stores are franchises) or more likely it'll be a third party company selling. I used to work for O2 so know their procedures inside out and they don't call people who just applied for a simple as it would rightly put people of
Noone has my mobile number, and it nevers rings but today it did after i did apply for a new PAYG Sim Card for free from what i thought was genuine o2 web page advertising. If they are genuine and it's a courtesy call then fine, otherwise these could be scamartists trying to confirm your details by tricking you into surrending them online thinking its for a free sim card and cloning o2's advertising website style. Be careful!
Had 2 calls today from this number & after reading other comments it seems this was probably O2 as I had ordered a pay as you go sim over the weekend. I should have left their page without continuing with the application as soon as it was insistent on a mobile number being input. Lukily I've just bought a new phone with a different provider so will just start using the new number & won't be making that mistake again. They can take a running jump as I won't be using O2 now. If I wanted anything more than pay as you go I would contact them not the other way round
I ordered a pay and go SIM from O2 yesterday and they called me with this number to confirm order, no sales pitch just courtesy call to confirm I had ordered and that it would be in post. Didn't ask for any payment details or to get me to sign up to anything.
So annoying go away i dont want your sim
O2 trying to get you to sign up to their direct debit for pay as you go sims
THEY HAVE RANG ME EVERY DAY SO FAR FOR A MONTH TELLING ME I HAVE BEEN INJURED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IVE NEVER BEEN IN A ACCIDENT .
I received several calls from this number recently. I unsubscribed from their e-mail list today, and straight away they rang me. They got my e-mail and number from an online competition. Since then, all sorts of fake or dominant companies keep sending me spams and calling me. This is getting annoying...
after signing up some competitions online to get some vouchers. I am guessing the website has given my details to this company. I received various calls, spam e-mails and msg.s since yesterday. I didn't answer the calls and didn't respond the texts that I've received. Stop harassing me!!!
scam,
Ever since ordering a new SIM card for new phone, been getting calls from this number but never once picked up. Calls every day sometimes early in the afternoon to late in the evening, getting rather annoying.
The department calls those who have recently enquired about or ordered a SIM card for the O2 or Vodafone network in order to discuss your likely usage of the phone and see whether they can persuade you to take an increased service from them ie Pay Monthly contract / PAYG bolt on package.
I posted earlier about this number calling me twice. Whilst at work this evening I had a further 2 calls one whilst I was in a meeting needless to say my boss was not amused. This company needs reporting to ofsted.
This company is really annoying. today alone 3 times within 40 minutes and hangs up. I have it on rejected calls but it still manages to get through
Lost count of the amount of calls this company has tried to call me. been going on too long.
Rings a couple of times, then hangs up. All times of the day. Very intrusive and a ----dy nuisance.
I have the same problem. I ordered a PAYG Sim. I'm registered with TPS (Telephone Preference Service) follow this link.... https://complaints.tpsonline.org.uk/consumer , but still getting the calls. I have reported them (O2)to the TPS & Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), follow this link.... https://www.snapsurveys.com/swh/surveylogin.asp?k=138312369469
Keeps ringing then hangs up been calling for over a wk doin my box in with all these scams I dpnt want to answer to fone at all xxx
I've had no interaction with O2 yet have had 2 calls from this number informing me that they can offer me a better deal than O2?
Been calling me for 3 days now, also since I requested a free 02 sim card! Wished I hadn't bothered now. Until mid 2014 I was an 02 customer for years, switched to virgin this year as so much cheaper :-)
Keep getting calls from this number noy answering them n they not leaving voice mail or nothing
Called & no message left other than background noise. However, I ordered an O2 sim yesterday, & this matches up with many other people's explanation.
Been banking them for days now since i applied for 02 pay & go sim trying to get me to go on a contract & to give them bank details over phone
ordered pay as you go sim and since then they've called me every day sometimes several times a day. now I know who it is I've saved them as a contact and blocked them on my phone.
Unwanted bugging...They have called me four times today too
o2 Sales
Had 8 missed calls from this number after ordering a new sim from O2 - got my friend to answer after the second call and explain I am deaf - yet still getting calls
Ordered an O2 Sim Card yesterday. This number has been calling all day.
called to ask about my life insurance, witch i did not have asked if they are going to try and sell my it they said no, I asked if i dont have they must trying to sell me it. they just hung up SCAM just hang up the phone.
GOT A CALL FROM THIS NUMBER,BUT I DID NOT ANSWER
this is 02 trying to sell you there load crap
GOT DAM STOP CALLIN ME
Signal summary for +44 161 902 378 0
+44 161 902 378 0 belongs to the 161 prefix and is classified as Telemarketing. This page combines no approved reports and 70 public comments to explain the risk level.
