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0161 566 9986

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User comments about this number

There are total of 14 user comments about calls from 0161 566 9986. Last comment has been made . The overall rating for 01615669986 is Dangerous. Read Disclaimer

reported 0161 566 9986 as Dangerous
0161 566 9986 . Called me about 5 minutes ago . A person with a Philppino sound accent . She knew my name and wanted to ask me some questions! I immediately hung up on her and blocked the call . I appear to get so many scam calls ; you tend to treat every call with suspicion !!

reported 0161 566 9986 as Dangerous
Took the incoming and they dropped the connection the second I said hello went ahead and locked it out suspect its fishing for live lines or something equally bogus.

reported 0161 566 9986 as Dangerous
Answered and they just clicked off immediately total rip off move no doubt about it.

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
Rang me my phone didn't say it was a scam they knew my name a very Pakistani sounding man said his name was Andrew I said I highly doubt your name is Andrew 😂 I asked how he got my name and number he said a family member of mine had filled out a survey I said who? Which one? 'I don't know sir' I said 'why lie then you fuggin barsteward?' ended the call blocked the number I suggest you all do the same

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
Didn’t answer but said it was from Manchester. Clearly a scam

reported 0161 566 9986 as Dangerous
Didn't let the call go on long enough to speak to the guy. All the signs of a scam, fate boiler room mouse in the back ground. Just hang up.

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
Picked up and they instantly hung up. Definitely one of those scam call centre types testing numbers.

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
Scam setup that dials repeatedly tweaking just the last few digits to dodge blocks. Wise to ignore these entirely and not waste breath on em.

reported 0161 566 9986 as Dangerous
Asked for some woman on the line clear scam intent from the start

reported 0161 566 9986 as Neutral
I Ignored the unknown number. It went to voicemail with a woman saying "hello, hello" then she hung up. I originally clicked on Neutral option. Since reading others posts it is only right to upgrade it to HARASSING. Number now BLOCKED after viewing this site. Remain vigilant. Thanks all 👍

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
Came up on my phone twice as a spam call

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
They rang earlier and I claimed wrong number this go around picked up and the dude said he repped UK Habit wanting to chat about habits or something pushy vibe all over

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
Very abusive towards me using foul language when I refused to answer the questions

reported 0161 566 9986 as Harassing
Another one pretending to deal with home maintenance issues. Feels like they’re all part of the same scam network.

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