08000232635

Was called by 08000232635 they said they would like to ask me some security questions, I said 'you phoned me up ,I shoulld be asking you security questions' the lady said 'im from the DWP ' I asked for her ref number she said well I got your n.i number bit you would have to confirm it before I can tellyou it' I said I dont no who you are You phoned me up, the lady stutters and went 'aw um erm err well we will have to send a letter out, I said il phone the DWP myself and hung up

It is the DWP. I had missed one call and answered the second after reading posts on here stating it was the DWP. Spoke to a very nice woman who told me where things were up to. Can't complain about how she dealt with the conversation at all.

I have just received a call I answered and they ask to speak to myself I said speaking she then told me her nname and where she was calling from and it was a review of my entitlement took 10 mins the lady I spoke tp was polite and professional from dwp

Had a call from these at 20 past 5, didn't answer as I was busy. I made a claim around 2 weeks ago, attended the appointment made for me and have been twice to 'sign' since. Don't know what they are calling for. It doesn't seem right that they are calling me when I have already sorted my claim and have been in earlier today.

I had 2 missed calls of this number I rang it back and it was a message saying its dwp and would call me back I rang my local job centre to see if they were trying to contact me they said no theres nothing on my notes so I gave her the number and she said its not a registered number for dwp and not to give any details to them.

Report fed up with it

I am concerned as benefits do not usually ring to do reviews over the phone and I am concerned that this may not be a genuine call I received today 2nd May 2014 at 16.16pm, they knew everything about me and kept asking for details of my claim ie which day I claimed, what benefits I receive etc. Please confirm that this is a genuine call.

Stop calling me

I just had a call from 08000232635 did not give me a chance to answer

I can confirm this is the department for work and pensions, I got in touch with my local job centre about this number and he phone calls were just to review my claim for jobseekers, Since I wasnt available when they called they are sending out a form for me to fill in to send back.

Hope this helps.

I have had a phone call from this number claiming to be from the Department Of Work and Pensions checking if my benefits claim is legitimate.

I called the number back and got a recorded message saying thank you for calling and somebody will call be back.

The number I was given by Smitha? the adviser was (0845)601 9902 which is Age UK Insurance Services. Then when I did 1471 on my landline I got the number (0800) 0232 635. When I then dialled this number I got a recorded message from the Department Of Work Pensions saying they would call me back

I have contacted Jobcentreplus and they have confirmed that a benefit check call has been made regarding my claim today.

Hi Madeleine, I have also received a call. I would suggest you contact the national Jobcentreplus number and press option 7 to speak to someone regarding your claim and they will confirm they have contacted you.

this number called a friends landline and asked for me...they gave me this number to call but it is not recognised????

This is a call from Department of Work and Pensions in the UK.  If you have called them regarding anything and they need to call you back this is one of their numbers. There is  message to tell you this and that they will try again.

Had a call from this number at 4.20PM today. Person on the phone claimed to be calling from a BIC for DWP and that it was a simple 10 minute review to see if anything had changed. He knew my name, my mobile and house phone and my address. He also knew some details which I gave when I signed up, like how much in savings I had (to make sure I wasn't over their limit).

After that he went on to ask about 30 questions which were all basically, do you live with a partner, do you live with someone who works, have you had any paid work in the last 6 months, have you had any unpaid work in the last 6 months etc. The only things he asked that were remotely alarming were which brand of bank I was with as a security question (nothing further like numbers) he also asked how much in savings I had currently which I told a fib as I'm not comfortable letting a stranger know how much I have in my account but it was likely him checking to see I haven't went over the limit/earned more than I'm able to on JSA. All in all he seemed very professional but I'm very anxious as it is. Phoned the number back and got the usual voicemail message telling me the line is DWP and they'll phone me back. Phoned up the Job Centre and they said they had no clue but took the number anyway. My theory is that if this BIC is not directly a part of the DWP and is merely performing calls for them maybe the numbers doesn't directly come up in their system and he didn't have knowledge of them? Perhaps you'd have to go higher up to find someone up knows about this.

I checked the JSA website and it says

Phone calls
When a BIC phones you, they’ll ask some security questions to check your identity.
You’ll never be asked for your bank account number or sort code to check your identity. You will be asked for the name of your bank as part of the review.

This sounds like exactly what happened but its strange the staff on the phone had no idea even though its on their official site! Still a bit worried but it seems to point to it being a legitimate call on behalf of the DWP.

Had 5 calls from this number on the 6th May, everytime I answered either the call would go dead or wait a few seconds then go dead. Didn't hear anything more until today 30th May when I received a letter from DWP telling me my benefits are being stopped from the 15th May because I had failed to return a JSA2 form, WTF!!!

Absolutely fuming....

Jobcentre and Ian Duncan Smith are scam artists!

 

i got a call from this number 08000232635 14.50 pm 21/6/14 I didn't answer it.

Had a missed call from this number this morning, rung it back and got the automated messaged.
I have been on income support for 3 years so havent made a new claim. Rung up the income support department, there was nothing on my file to say anyone had rung and there were no problems with my claim etc.
Gave the lady the number, she said it wasn't on the list of extension numbers and didn't know who it belonged to.

this number has called me several times over the weekend i answered it today and was told by the woman on the phone that she was from the dwp she asked for me by name i said i was she she asked me what days i sign on i refused to answer who i lived with i refused to answer told her i had googled the number and discovered it was a scam so i was not going to answer any of her questions she said i could ring the number back and would i confirm my address i said if she was really from the dwp she could tell me my address - ive worked for the dwp and also checked with my job centre and they do not know this number only 0800 number they have is new claims i am not making a new claim - lady on phone said it was a review if i refused to answer on the phone i will have to fill a form in i said send me the form then so will see if one arrives the answer phone may say its the dwp but check with your job centre first cos i think its a scam