07537452550

I use Lebara PAYG too, and like some others have said in reviews, my phone hasn’t logged any activity from that number. But when I check MyLebara, it says a message was sent from my phone to that number. My only guess is that Google Messages RCS might be behind it. I’ve noticed on here people saying it’s often reported as a Billing Scam, and apparently someone on EE had the same issue. There’s also some talk about WhatsApp, but I’ve never even used WhatsApp since it’s owned by Meta, and RCS seems to cover all the same stuff apart from video calls.

I put a fresh Lebara (Vodafone) PAYG SIM into a brand new phone and then logged into my Lebara account on my laptop. Right away, I saw that an SMS had gone out from this number, but I hadn’t sent any message myself. When I switched on the phone, it instantly sent me a text saying my monthly data was switched on. For around an hour, calls and texts were disabled, and there wasn’t any number showing in the SIM settings. I reckon it’s linked to the phone setup, but it still feels a bit odd to have stuff happening without my say so.

Just got a call from this number while I was on EE.

I dont get why it's just Vodafone and their MVNOs like Lebara or Talk Mobile getting these messages. If it was some Google RCS app trying to verify numbers, you'd think folks on O2, EE or Three would be moaning too. But ive only come across complaints from them cheaper Vodafone offshoots, not actual Vodafone customers themselves. Bit weird if you ask me.

I've got the same issue as many folks here. I'm on Vodaphone but running my line through Lebara, just making sure my old SIM stays alive by using it once every three months. When I tweak the phone settings to block WhatsApp and those annoying texts, everything seems fine for a bit. But then I get that automated message asking to re-enable it. Just today, 2 May ’24, less than an hour later, the exact same dodgy number 447537452550 showed up on my Lebara online account with a charge of £0.19.

I recently switched over to Talk Mobile, which runs on Vodafone’s network, and noticed something odd straight away. A text had been sent out to 07537452550, but I couldn’t find it anywhere in my phone’s messages or call logs. It only showed up on the website’s usage history. I’m going to keep an eye on things from now on to see if anything else weird happens.

Shows up in my text log but there’s no message attached to it.

Just activated a fresh Lebara SIM card on a pay-as-you-go plan yesterday, and I noticed something strange. The online account dashboard shows a text message dispatched to this number during the setup process, yet there's absolutely no trace of it in the phone's messaging app. It seems like some application or a web-based service is sending SMS notifications but I can’t figure out what it is or how it’s happening. I also set up the YOTI content lock after getting my calls, texts, and internet functioning with the new SIM. That step requires SMS verification for user authentication, however, receiving a message from this number (which, again, has no record of incoming or outgoing messages) shouldn’t incur a fee (it's complimentary for me, so there's just a record of a no-cost SMS). This whole situation doesn’t clarify things for those whose phones were stashed away, powered off, or otherwise inactive when the SMS was sent, yet they still show charges.

I've fallen victim to scams on three separate occasions in the past month linked to this number. It's popped up as a text on my phone bill, despite having no clue who it is or ever messaging them. Yet, I still find myself being billed for it. I've reached out to Lebara, but it's been a fruitless endeavour.

I’ve just noticed on my Vodafone bill that there’s a charge for a text I supposedly sent to this number on the stroke of midnight on the 30th of July! However, my phone has no trace of any such message being sent. I’ve never come across this number before and haven't been messaging anyone at that hour. Quite puzzling, really!

I've noticed this particular number popping up on my Lebara (which uses Vodafone's network) mobile account as an SMS that supposedly originated from my phone, but I haven’t a clue who it is. I've definitely not sent any messages to it! It's a bit frustrating, as Lebara hasn’t been much help, and it seems like others are having similar issues with Vodafone on different number search platforms. Quite the hassle, I must say!