01243256492

☎️ 01243256492 👆 is a valid (Landline) United Kingdom Phone Number and it is issued by Simwood eSMS Limited. It is part of the phone block 1243256 with a prefix of 01243. The area code 01243 originates from Chichester.

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01243 256492 Tagged as:

united utilities portsmouth water home serve james bristol & west bristol anglia water welsh water affinity water affinity

TimeLine of events for phone number 01243256492

  • Scam call; knew personal details
    Nov
    2025
  • Spam call blocked after checking
    Oct
    2025
  • Unknown caller ignored; their loss
    Oct
    2025
  • Scam company, deceptive, hung up
    Oct
    2025
  • Blocked due to suspected spam
    Oct
    2025
  • Caller pretended to be water company
    Oct
    2025
  • Called, lied, hung up, scammers reported
    Oct
    2025
  • Answered call, noisy, hung up
    Oct
    2025
  • Phone alerted me: scam call
    Oct
    2025
  • Suspicious policy renewal call scam
    Oct
    2025
  • Scam attempt; aggressive, misleading caller
    Oct
    2025
  • Posed as Anglia Water scammers
    Oct
    2025
  • Confused, suspicious; calls scammers
    Oct
    2025
  • False water cover claim scam
    Oct
    2025
  • Welsh Water scam call dismissed
    Oct
    2025
  • Scam, no answer received
    Oct
    2025
  • Scam call pretending United Utilities
    Oct
    2025
  • Water insurance renewal scam attempt
    Oct
    2025
  • Fake water insurance renewal claim
    Oct
    2025
Number Of Searches: 9 Number Of Comments: 18 First Seen: 03 October 2025 General Reputation: negative

This number has recently been searched from Dunkirk(Cheshire), Mainholm(East Ayrshire) and Wymondham(Norfolk).

01243256492 has 18 comments of which 13 x negative and 5 x neutral

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01243256492 Summary (Read all comments)

Phone number ☎️ 01243256492 👆 is reported as a persistent scam targeting individuals with claims about expired or renewed water or drainage insurance policies, often referencing well-known water companies. Callers sometimes use personal details like names and addresses to appear convincing, but requests for policy confirmation or written proof lead to hang-ups or aggressive behaviour. Many recipients have never held such policies and report that the calls are misleading attempts to obtain sensitive information such as bank details. Users frequently block the number after recognising the scam, and warnings from genuine water companies confirm no association with these calls. It is strongly advised not to engage with callers or provide any personal or financial information.

Reports on phone number 01243256492

7 months
Scammed The woman actually mentioned my last name and an old address of mine. As soon as I told her I no longer lived there, she just ended the call.
9 months
My phone showed this number as spam and it stopped the call from coming through. I looked it up here afterwards and decided to block it straight away.
9 months
Didnt know the number so just ignored it - their miss really.
Didnt
9 months
Dodgy firm! They called saying my policy expired, something about drains, and when I asked what they meant, they just ended the call. I’ve never even had a policy with them. Proper scam artists.
9 months
I chose not to pick up because my phone showed a warning saying it was probably a scam call.
9 months
Got a call about renewing some drainage cover policy I didn’t even know I had. The bloke said I’d been paying for three years and that it started through United Utilities. When I asked for any paperwork or details, he said I had to renew first to get those. He was keen on setting up a direct debit. When I asked where I could complain and to give me my policy number, he rattled off a load of numbers super quick and then just hung up as soon as I tried to grab a pen.
United Utilities
9 months
My phone company reckons it’s a spam call so I’ve gone ahead and blocked it.
9 months
Got a call from someone saying they were Affinity Water, saying my outdoor pipe emergency cover, which supposedly I've had for 3 years, had run out. I said I didn’t have any such cover. They claimed I signed up during Covid. I asked them to send me something in writing and told them my husband handles the bills, so I’d have to check with him first. They just hung up on me. Total scammers! I rang Affinity straight away to let them know.
Affinity WaterAffinity
9 months
I picked up the phone and it took her some time to start talking, there was loads of noise in the background. She asked if I was Mrs... and used my first name, not my last name, then just ended the call! After seeing what others said, I’ve gone ahead and blocked the number now.
9 months
They were talking about some kind of water insurance or something, not sure what that is. Sounds like a scam to me.
9 months
Some bloke called me up saying I'd signed up for a Home Serve water & plumbing contract last year, and that my new direct debit was coming out again??? "James" told me it was through my water supplier - Bristol & West water company??!!! I told him that was rubbish as I don't even live near Bristol. He got really rude and aggressive, tried telling me I'd supposedly agreed to it after they'd sent me a letter in August and now needed my card details to renew! Don't fall for this scam! He didn’t get anything off me but I worry some folks might get caught out 🤬🤬
Home ServeJamesBristol & WestBristol
9 months
They said they were calling for Anglia Water about my insurance. Sounded legit at first, but then they asked for my bank info even tho they said I've had the policy for 9 years. I said no, asked for a manager, they refused, and then just cut me off - total scammers.
Anglia Water
9 months
Got a call from someone claiming to be with Welsh Water about renewing my insurance! I told her my home insurance already covered that, then she just hung up on me!
Welsh Water
9 months
I got a call from this number claiming my water insurance with United Utilities had expired. I don’t even remember signing up for any insurance. When I asked how much I’d supposedly paid, the person just hung up. I checked with United Utilities and they said it wasn’t anything to do with them.
United Utilities
9 months
They told me my water insurance needed renewing but never pressured me to give any sensitive info, like bank details. I asked them to send it in writing, they declined and then just ended the call.
9 months
They claimed my water insurance with Portsmouth Water had been switched over to them. I’ve never had any cover with Portsmouth Water. TOTALLY A SCAM.
Portsmouth Water
9 months
Another scam call, just ignored it.
9 months
Someone called saying I needed to renew my water insurance, but I’ve never actually had any.

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