It seems like a gang of scammers is impersonating Tesco Mobile, often using an Indian accent, to trick people into believing their SIM cards need urgent replacement due to a technical issue or upgrade. They are persistent, sometimes calling multiple times, and may even mention the last four digits of your phone number to sound more credible. However, genuine companies like Tesco Mobile typically communicate such issues via official channels, not unsolicited calls. If you receive such a call, do not share any personal information and verify the issue by contacting your network provider directly. Blocking the number and reporting it to the authorities can also help prevent further harassment.
This number keeps calling me every day at the same time, my mobile says its posible spam, so i've blocked it now, no more troubles
Identified as a Tesco Mobile scam attempt
A scammer pretended to represent Virgin/O2, claiming my SIM would be deactivated in 48 hours, but when confronted, he promptly ended the call
Tesco mobile allegedly contacted me, stating my sim would be blocked within 48 hours
A man on the phone told me my sim would stop working soon, and that i needed to update it to a 5G sim, but i knew it was a scam, and i get acess to 5G all the time, so i just hung up
A scam call was received from this number, claiming to be from Tesco and requesting my passcode. This was clearly a fraudulent attempt and the number has been blocked accordingly.
