Block this number immediately to stop further hassle. These calls show classic scam tactics, like pretending to offer free boilers or loans you never applied for, while prying for personal details such as your address, postcode, or benefit claims. The callers often have Asian accents and use a London-based line to seem legit, but they hang up when questioned or pushy. It's a ploy to waste your time or gather info for identity theft. Report to Action Fraud and warn others—don't engage, just hang up and block. Keep records of calls for patterns; if persistent, consider changing your number.
A UK number (+44 420 4601 2056) called offering a free boiler, knew my address and postcode, asked about loft insulation and benefits, spoke with an Asian accent, and I kept them on the line to waste their time as it was clearly a scam.
Ignored the call after O2 warned it was a loan scam.
Cold callers claimed I had been rejected for a loan I never applied for; when I pressed for details they said a file had been passed to them without naming the source, hung up twice, sounded of Indian origin, and represented a firm called Next To Finance—seems like a scam.
Appears to be a scam.
A caller claimed to be about my boiler, already knew my address and postcode, and began bombarding me with questions. After I hung up, he redialed, and when I warned him not to ask a laundry list of queries, he cut the line. I’ve since blocked the London‑based number.
An American‑accented caller pretended to be from a finance firm, claiming I’d applied for a loan I never did – obviously a scam.
The call rings, then an automated message says goodbye—clearly a scam.
