Postbag 21
Was that call really from my network?
Answered 2 May 2026 · reading time about 3 minutes
“Someone rang offering me an upgrade, knew my name and my network, and wanted a code from a text. I hung up. Was I right?”
— I.C., Wolverhampton
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The short answerAlmost certainly not. Open your network's app: genuine offers appear inside your account. If the deal they described isn't there, the call was fraudulent — and no real agent ever needs you to read a code aloud.
The upgrades team call'Exclusive deal, today only.' The app check settles it in five seconds.
Merger migration'Your plan must move because of VodafoneThree.' No such process exists.
Parcel and redelivery textsA small fee link that harvests card details. Track parcels only in the courier's own app.
Satellite activation feesRide the real O2 trials, which are network-run and free.
Paid PAC or eSIM transfer servicesFree by regulation — the charge itself is the tell.
SIM-swapA phone that goes dead for no reason: someone may have taken your number. Ring the fraud line from another phone immediately.
The five-second check: offers live in the app; callers describing invisible deals are frauds.
Codes to nobody — including anyone claiming to be your network.
Report as reflex: forward scam texts to 7726 free, and report losses to Action Fraud.
Reader beware: If money has already moved: bank fraud line first, because speed matters most. Then the network's fraud team to secure your account and number. Then Action Fraud for the crime reference banks and insurers ask for. Keep every text, number and timestamp.
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