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01986 300 168

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User comments about this number

There are total of 10 user comments about calls from 01986 300 168. Last comment has been made . The overall rating for 01986300168 is DangerousRead Disclaimer

reported 01986 300 168 as Dangerous
Have had several calls from these idiots sat in a call centre in India somewhere , claiming car finance , scumbags

reported 01986 300 168 as Harassing
Spam call that was unwilling to interact with Google Screening

reported 01986 300 168 as Harassing
This set pinged three rounds with empty slot on the machine. Device flagged possible junk so blacklisted now.

reported 01986 300 168 as Harassing
Four calls from this number or similar numbers (last three digits change) in the last 24 hours. I just let it ting out each time

reported 01986 300 168 as Dangerous
Claiming to be from a company with whom I have car finance (I don't and never have) so didn't bother listening to anything more, phone showing it was from a local phone number to me so be aware!

reported 01986 300 168 as Neutral
Matches the bunch device showed con risk skipped no note.

reported 01986 300 168 as Neutral
Note dropped but pure quiet no clue on sender so spam guess.

reported 01986 300 168 as Dangerous
Scam call claiming car finance. Obvious Indian call centre, hung up and blocked the number.

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