Who called from 07491 163160
A UK mobile number.
Did this number call you? What was it?
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Who says they text from this number
We only show this when an organisation says so on its own website, with a quote from that page and the date we checked it.
Openreach
Openreach says on its own website that it sends texts from this number (Activating Full Fibre, and appointment updates).
Source: “We're activating your Full Fibre service: 07491163160” (opens in a new tab). Checked 14 October 2026.
A real sender can still be faked
Scammers can make a text look as if it comes from a genuine name or number, and it can even appear in the same conversation as real messages. Don't tap links or call numbers in a text you weren't expecting. Check through the organisation's own app or website, and forward scam texts to 7726.
All the sender names and numbers organisations say they text from
Is this an organisation's official number? Tell us where it's published.
What Ofcom’s records say
- Number type
- Mobile number
- Area or region
- Not linked to a place
- The number does not show where the caller is
- Cost to call
- Standard mobile rate
- Charged as a call to a mobile. Usually included in mobile plans and many landline packages.
- Allocated to
- Hutchison 3G UK Ltd
- This is the provider Ofcom allocated the number block to. It is not the caller, and the number may have moved network since.
- Ofcom status
- Allocated
- Block 07491 1xxxxx
- Allocated on
- 8 May 2014
- Date Ofcom allocated the block
Source: Ofcom numbering data, files published 7 October 2026, checked 13 October 2026
See the 07491 1xxxxx range for the Ofcom facts about the whole block and any numbers in it that organisations or visitors have told us about.
What the provider and number type mean
Numbers starting 071 to 075 and 077 to 079 are mobile numbers. They are not linked to a place.
Ofcom allocates phone numbers to communications providers in blocks. The provider shown is the one Ofcom allocated this block to. It is not the person or business that called you, and the number may since have moved to a different network, because people can usually keep their number when they switch provider. Ofcom does not hold information about individual numbers.
Calls to mobile numbers are normally included in mobile call allowances, and many landline providers include them too. Outside an allowance, the price depends on your provider and tariff, so check with your provider.
Report or block 07491 163160
Reporting helps networks and the police find the people behind scam calls. Blocking stops this one number, though scammers often switch numbers.
Report it
7726: tell your mobile network
Copy 07491 163160 from your recent calls and send it in a text to 7726. For a scam text, forward the text itself to 7726. Both are free. Some networks ask you to text CALL first and then reply with the number.
Ofcom: what to do about a scam call or text (opens in a new tab)
159: if it was about your bank
Hang up and call 159, or the number on the back of your card. Stop Scams UK says 159 connects customers of more than 99% of UK retail bank current accounts to their bank.
Report Fraud: England, Wales and Northern Ireland
If you lost money or shared details, report online or call 0300 123 2040. Report Fraud replaced Action Fraud on 4 December 2025.
Police Scotland: 101
If you live in Scotland, report fraud to Police Scotland on 101. Call 999 in an emergency.
Ofcom: silent and abandoned calls
Ofcom takes complaints about persistent silent or abandoned calls. It cannot look into single cases, but complaints help it decide where to act.
ICO: unwanted sales calls and texts
Report marketing calls and texts you did not agree to online, or call the ICO on 0303 123 1113.
TPS: cut down sales calls
Register free online or on 0345 070 0707. Ofcom says it can take up to 28 days to work, and it will not block scam calls.
Block it
iPhone
In the Phone app, open the contact and tap Block Contact. In Settings, then Apps, then Phone, you can screen or silence unknown callers and turn on spam filtering.
Android (Phone by Google)
Open the Phone app, tap More, then Call history. Tap a call from the number and choose Block/report spam. Samsung and some other makers use their own phone app with different wording.
Landline
Ofcom says many landline providers offer call blocking or filtering, including anonymous call rejection for withheld numbers. Some charge for it, so ask yours. Call-blocking handsets can block withheld numbers or numbers not in your contacts.
Ofcom: protect yourself from scam calls (opens in a new tab)
Your mobile network’s own help pages
EE
EE says to forward spam texts, including the sender’s number, to 7726 so it can act against the numbers sending them.
Vodafone
Vodafone says to forward scam texts to 7726, and to report a scam or nuisance call by texting CALL followed by the number to 7726, free.
O2
O2 says to forward suspicious texts to 7726, free, so it can investigate the number and possibly block it.
Three
Three says to forward spam texts to 7726 with the sender’s number, and to text CALL and the caller’s number to 7726 for nuisance calls. Both are free.
giffgaff
giffgaff says to forward spam texts to 7726, which is free, and that you can block the number on your phone.
Tesco Mobile
Tesco Mobile says to text CALL to 7726, free, and it will ask you for the number. If nuisance calls carry on, call 4455 from your Tesco Mobile phone.
Tesco Mobile: nuisance calls and spam texts (opens in a new tab)
Sky Mobile
Sky says to forward a nuisance text to 7726 so it can look into it, and points Sky Talk landline customers to Sky Talk Shield for call blocking.
Virgin Media
Virgin Media says to forward scam texts to 7726, free of charge, and it will work to block the number from its network.
Landline? See how to block calls on a landline.
Every link above goes to the organisation’s own page and was checked on 13 October 2026. More detail: report and block guide.
Is this your number? You can ask us to clear the visitor reports about it.
Sources and checks
This page relies on:
- Ofcom: Download numbering data
- Ofcom: The National Telephone Numbering Plan
- Ofcom: Call costs guide
- Ofcom: What to do about a scam call, text or message (updated 24 August 2026)
- Ofcom: How to protect yourself from scam calls, texts and messages (updated 22 July 2026)
- Stop Scams UK: 159
- GOV.UK: Report Fraud, new service from City of London Police (4 December 2025)
Checked on 13 October 2026. Read how reports work. How we check our information. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we will put it right.