topic Re: scam call from 07878751461 in Security

scam call from 07878751461

shabnam001 — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 12:28:16 GMT

i have just had a call from 07878751461 from someone saying my phone was going to be cut off but they would send me a new sim as EE was moving all numbers from 4g to 5g and then he started asking me for details like m email. i told him i was not convinced he was from ee and and that I was going to hang up and call ee them directly and ask about this and then he hungup. clearly a scam !!!

Re: scam call from 07878751461

Peter_W — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:35:02 GMT

Hey there @shabnam001.

Welcome to the EE Community, and thanks for taking the time to flag this too!

This isn't a number we would normally call from, so you've definitely made the right call in not giving them any of your details.

We have a couple of pages available highlighting the numbers our customer service team will ring from, along with our direct sales partners too:

How Do We Contact You About Your Account? | Profile Help | EE

Numbers EE partners will call from | Profile Help | EE

We also have a help page where you can find out more details about these kind of calls, along with how to spot and report them too.

Peter 😊

Re: scam call from 07878751461

Profile closed — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:47:33 GMT

Hello @shabnam001

Report the Call with the Number to 7726 then block the number.

Re: scam call from 07878751461

FionaPablo — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 08:54:59 GMT

I had the same thing happen last night. The number in my case was 02045783174.
they would send me a new SIM & it wouldn’t cost me.
I suppose the phone equivalent of getting people to give them access to their computer by downloading software.
I hung up & have blocked the number.

Re: scam call from 07878751461

Rach_H — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 14:58:58 GMT

Hi @FionaPablo

Welcome to the Community!

I can understand your concern, and you've certainly done the right thing by blocking this number. You can always check the numbers our partners will call from if this does happen again.

Rach