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01490 590 157

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User comments about this number

There are total of 8 user comments about calls from 01490 590 157. Last comment has been made . The overall rating for 01490590157 is DangerousRead Disclaimer

reported 01490 590 157 as Harassing
sick of pathetic calls

reported 01490 590 157 as Dangerous
Callers are claiming to be from my phone provider Vodafone, despite the fact that I am not on Vodafone or any network that uses it. They then attempted to call back. Scam.

reported 01490 590 157 as Harassing
Heat seal Retards

reported 01490 590 157 as Dangerous
Land line hasn’t rung for a year suddenly had 5 or six calls from this number - answered it first time and complete silence. Ignored it the rest.

reported 01490 590 157 as Dangerous
Got a call from them blocked then 10 minutes later 2 digits changed they tried again

reported 01490 590 157 as Dangerous
Had several from this number Haven't answered them.tried to block the number. But they then phone back with the last 2 numbers changed to 46

reported 01490 590 157 as Harassing
sounds pre recorded

reported 01490 590 157 as Dangerous
Offered contract upgrade with vague details. Sounded rehearsed and suspicious.

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