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01490 590 244

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User comments about this number

There are total of 7 user comments about calls from 01490 590 244. Last comment has been made . The overall rating for 01490590244 is DangerousRead Disclaimer

reported 01490 590 244 as Harassing
Claimed to be from Aviva health insurance

reported 01490 590 244 as Dangerous
Fraud call

reported 01490 590 244 as Dangerous
Didn’t answer but glad I checked number

reported 01490 590 244 as Dangerous
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Claiming to be from our business energy supplier saying they had a software fault and we could potentially have been billed incorrectly - told them I thought they were a scam but there were insistent they weren't and wanted me to pull up our invoices and give them details. Hung up and called supplier directly they confirmed it was not from them and it was a scam

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reported 01490 590 244 as Dangerous
No answer, call centre noises in the background

reported 01490 590 244 as Dangerous
Claimed to be solar energy sounded well dodgy didn't understand English

reported 01490 590 244 as Dangerous
M&S reward themed contact attempting to collect personal information before explaining the offer.

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