01207240217
TimeLine☎️ 01207240217 👆 is a valid (Landline) United Kingdom Phone Number and it is issued by AQL Wholesale Ltd. It is part of the phone block 120724 with a prefix of 01207. The area code 01207 originates from Consett.
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+441207240217+44 1207 24021701207 240217+44-1207-240217
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TimeLine of events for phone number 01207240217
- Reported Indian scammer with accentJan
2023Recognized scam without answering callJan
2023Invalid input, please try againJul
2022Caller misunderstood expiration of humanJul
2022Scam involving false appliance coverageJul
2022Accusation of scam and criticismJul
2022Assumed scam, no message leftJul
2022Choose not to respond politelyJul
2022Refused, possible scam or phishingJul
2022Caller from Home Appliance Services scamJul
2022Foreign insurance scam calls at 2:45 PMJul
2022User not familiar with contentJul
2022Frustrated with continuous scam callsJul
2022Scammer with strong Indian accentJul
2022Unexpected call about central heatingJul
2022Caution: home appliances for scamJul
2022Received multiple unsolicited calls recentlyJul
2022Warranty scam calls from several numbersJul
2022Telemarketing call for expired warrantyJul
2022Asian man tried boiler insurance scamJul
2022Fraudulent call about fridge warrantyJul
2022Renew Hotpoint insurance soonJul
2022Desire for government to interveneJul
2022Scam call about nonexistent warrantyJul
2022No words, silent phone lineJul
2022Unwanted call for warranty offerJun
2022Ignoring suspicious calls from ConsettJun
2022Unsolicited call about fridge insuranceJun
2022Unknown caller, quick hang-up responseJun
2022Scammer pretending to offer warrantyJun
2022Reminder: boiler service due soonJun
2022Beware of fridge warranty scamsJun
2022This text cannot be summarizedJun
2022"Claimed heat scam, be cautious."Jun
2022Received polite call about refrigerator coverageJun
2022Frustrated with unanswered phone callsJun
2022Hung up on foreign telemarketerJun
2022Scam call about expired warrantyJun
2022Missed call due to mobility issuesJun
2022No response detected, try againJun
2022Suspicious scam call from overseasJun
2022Received silent call, reported to OfcomJun
2022Suspicious call about heating protectionJun
2022Better deal offer for insuranceJun
2022Number Of Searches: 212 Number Of Comments: 38 First Seen: 17 June 2022 General Reputation: negativeThis number has recently been searched from Booth Bridge(Lancashire), Catshill(Staffordshire), Clayhanger(Somerset), Little Bolehill(Derbyshire) and Wilney Green(Norfolk).
01207240217 has 38 comments of which 19 x negative and 19 x neutral
01207240217 Summary (Read all comments)
Phone number ☎️ 01207240217 👆 is reported as a known source of persistent scam calls offering bogus home appliance warranties and insurance, particularly for boilers, fridges, and freezers. Callers frequently use foreign accents and attempt to elicit personal or bank details, sometimes insisting on speaking to individuals no longer living. Many recipients have noted repeated calls from different numbers, often hanging up abruptly when challenged or questioned. The calls are widely regarded as nuisances involving cold-calling tactics and potential fraud. Silence, blocking the number, or simply not answering are common recommended responses. Authorities such as Ofcom have been alerted to these activities, emphasizing the importance of vigilance and caution against sharing personal or financial information with unsolicited callers.
Reports on phone number 01207240217
4 yearsGot a call from 01207 240216, some bloke with an Indian accent asked if I had any debts and wanted my name. Felt off straight away, so I just hung up and blocked the number. Total scam, wouldn’t trust it.4 yearsGot a call from 01207 240216 and I didn’t even pick up, just knew straight away it was some kind of scam.4 yearsTotal scam, just the same dodgy lot as always.4 yearsReported as a scam and blocked right away. They were trying to sell me cover for appliances I don’t even own! Total waste of time.4 yearsSomeone rang up asking for a person who's been dead for years, so I just ended the call.4 yearsI chose to not pick up the call.4 yearsNo voicemail or anything left, so I’m guessing it was just a scam call.4 yearsGot a call from an Asian guy asking for a certain person. I just told him to buzz off. Definitely seemed like some kind of scam or phishing attempt.4 yearsGot a call from 01207240217 claiming to be from Home Appliance Services. He was asking for someone in my family who actually passed away more than a decade ago. I told him straight up that it was a scam and that he had the wrong people.Home Appliance Services4 yearsGot a call from someone with a weird accent, telling me my freezer insurance had expired and I could sign up with them instead. I told them to stop calling me and put me on their do not call list. Call came through at 2:45 pm.4 yearsThey've rang me on about six different phones after I kept blocking their number. This time it was some boiler insurance wanting my bank details to post a letter. What a rubbish scam! Really tired of messing about with them, seems like they just don't give up.4 yearsDidn't pick up. The 1471 number seems to be linked to Consett, but I’ve no idea anyone from there.Consett4 yearsGot a call from a bloke speaking with a heavy Indian accent claiming he was ringing from Home Appliance about some washing machine insurance for £6.99 a month. I declined, and he kept pushing, asking me why I wasn’t interested. So I flipped it back on him, asking where exactly he was calling from. First he said UK, then England when pressed, then Boston when I asked more specifically, but when I asked which county that was in, he just cut me off. Pretty clear he got fed up with me asking him all these questions, and honestly, sounded a right scammer to me.Home ApplianceUKEnglandBoston4 yearsI got a call from a woman with a strong foreign accent who kept telling me it was about my boiler and central heating. I told her I don’t actually have any of that installed, and she seemed a bit shocked. After that, she just went “Alright then, thanks” and ended the call.4 yearsDodgy lot alert! I've had a barrage of calls from various numbers, all pushing to extend my warranty for both my boiler and washing machine. They keep claiming that my current cover has expired. Definitely sounds like a scam!4 yearsI've been inundated with a barrage of unwanted phone calls over the last few days.4 yearsGot a call from a guy with an Asian accent trying to get us to insure our boiler. Asked for our bank info straight away - definitely felt dodgy and like a total scam.4 yearsGot a call yesterday from someone saying they were checking in on my fridge warranty - pretty sure it was a scam though.4 yearsGot a call from a bloke with an Asian accent, he used my name and said my fridge freezer warranty had expired. I told him to jog on and stop wasting my time, then he just hung up on me.4 yearsThe insurance for our Hotpoint has run out. Please renew it quickly if you want to stay covered.4 yearsI'm so done with these cold calls, when will the government actually do something to put an end to it?4 yearsI got a call on my home phone about some warranty expiring on a fridge freezer. I told them I don’t actually own one, and then they just ended the call straight away. Bit weird really.4 yearsJust like a bunch of others here, I got a call from a guy trying to sell me a two year warranty on my fridge freezer or something. I let him go on for a bit but when he wanted me to give my address, I cut him off and said I wasn’t interested and ended the call.4 yearsOur landline got a call from these annoying pests earlier, but just like always, they ended up hanging up as soon as the answerphone started. The caller ID might be faked, so don’t just think the call came from Consett.Consett4 yearsThey just gave me a ring and asked, "Is this Mr xxxxxxxx?" I said no, then they quickly ended the call. Haha.4 yearsGot a call from a bloke named Oliver and another young fella with an Asian accent from 01207 240217 on the 29th June 2022 around 11:36. He claimed to be from some Home Appliance Insurance firm. He asked if he was speaking to me by name, but when I asked who he was, I didn’t give away any details. He started going on about insurance for my fridge freezer, even though I told him I have separate fridge and freezer units. He kept on arguing about what appliances I’ve got. Eventually, I told him to shove off in no uncertain terms and just ended the call.OliverHome Appliance Insurance4 yearsGot a call from a guy claiming to be Eric, said my fridge warranty was about to expire. I wasn't having any of it, told him off properly and hung up straight away.Eric4 yearsGot a call around 9:55 but no sound at all. By 10:05, still nothing. I’ve got mobility issues so it was just lucky I was close to the landline to even pick up.4 yearsI didn’t pick up. Thought if it was something important, they’d leave me a voicemail. I get loads of calls like this every day on my phone and it’s really annoying. Proper fed up with it all now.4 yearsGot a call from someone with an accent asking about my boiler. Ended up just hanging up.4 yearsGot a phone call from some bloke named “Alex” who said my freezer warranty had expired but he could sort me out with an extension for another two years. Total scam, obviously. Told him I don’t even own a freezer and he got all confused, clearly wasn’t ready for that answer. These cold callers are just trying to rip you off with fake guarantees or straight-up steal money from your account. Watch out and don’t fall for it!Alex4 yearsThis is totally a scam about heating.4 yearsGot a call from someone with a strong foreign accent saying they were checking up on the warranty of my washing machine. Definitely seemed dodgy since I haven’t had a warranty on it for ages. Don’t fall for this one!4 yearsGot a call from this number around 12:06 today. A woman on the line asked if she could speak to me specifically and was trying to sell me some kind of warranty for my fridge. I said no thanks nicely, and she was quite understanding about it.4 yearsGot a call from these guys - all I got was silence. Seems they’re from South Wales, something about Britain Stronger in Europe, but they didn’t sound like they had a clue about what they were meant to be doing. I heard they’re ringing everyone on the electoral register with some survey. Kinda funny they were pretending to call from a local number! When I phoned back on a different line, they were really rude, telling me what to do like I owed them. Ended up reporting the silent calls to Ofcom.BritainEuropeSouth WalesOfcom4 yearsI got a call from 01207240207 on the 24th of June, around 2:10 in the afternoon. The person said they were ringing about some kind of heating protection scheme. I decided to just put the phone down.4 yearsGot a call from someone with an accent that sounded like they might be from Africa, talking about some insurance for my boiler and heating. When I questioned them, they just hung up straight away. Seems like just another scam to me. Make sure you block numbers like this if your phone has that feature.Africa4 yearsI got a call about switching my boiler and central heating insurance to them for a supposedly better price. I told them I was fine sticking with my current provider and they didn’t make a fuss, which was alright.Submit Your Own Report (01207 240217)
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