+44 173 396 400 2

Risk level: Low

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Number with prefix 173. Review community reports, risk and comments below before answering or blocking. Browse numbers with prefix 173

Low
Risk level
Harassment
Category
0
Spam reports
Last report

AI Analysis

Limited information: Single report of harassment via alleged broadband network upgrade scam.

Likely purpose: Scam: Posing as broadband provider to deceive victims into upgrading under false pretenses.

Most common user complaints

  • pretending to be from a Broadband network
  • claiming we need to upgrade or our service will be disconnected
Low dangerCautionImpersonation detectedningunaTelecommunicationsMissed call

AI analysis: 10 Jul 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 It may contain errors or be out of date, and is not legal advice or a verified accusation against the number's owner.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 telephone number with a non mobile prefix, but specific ownership is not clearly verifiable from the provided results. Public facing sources suggest it could be checked for type, network, and potential scam associations, though no definitive, reliable attribution is found here.

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The number appears to be a UK telephone number with a non mobile prefix, but specific ownership is not clearly verifiable from the provided results. Public facing sources suggest it could be checked for type, network, and potential scam associations, though no definitive, reliable attribution is found here. 1. What the number appears to be: a UK number (likely landline or non mobile) with Ofcom allocation data available via general checkers, but exact holder is not identified in the results. 2. What people say online: several UK based lookup tools aggregate community reports and scam alerts, but no consistent, verifiable consensus about this exact number is shown. 3. Association with scams: public checkers may flag some numbers as suspicious in aggregate, but no confirmed scam report specifically tied to this number is verified in the results. 4. Public exposure/leak: the number is listed in commercial UK lookup tools and scam databases, indicating it is exposed in public facing resources. No direct leaked dataset is evidenced here, just standard public directories. 5. Advisability to answer/call back: given uncertain ownership and mixed scam signals, avoid returning calls until verified through official channels or the account owner’s contact method is confirmed independently.

Checked · 13 Aug 202611 sources
GB

United Kingdom

Operator information

Country:
GBUnited Kingdom
Prefix:
+44
Type:
Other
Operator:
EE, O2, Vodafone, Three

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Community comments

1
Anonymous
17 Jul 2024

They are pretending to be from a Broadband network, claiming we need to upgrade or our service will be disconnected.

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Signal summary for +44 173 396 400 2

+44 173 396 400 2 belongs to the 173 prefix and is classified as Harassment. This page combines no approved reports and 1 public comment to explain the risk level.

Frequently asked questions

Who calls from +44 173 396 400 2?
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