Someone else registered at my address
We have attempted to set up VM internet at our flat (we own the property). However, someone else is registered as a VM customer at the address and claims to still live there. We do not consent to this person using our address and want this account closed down. We have been on the phone with Virgin nearly daily for 2 weeks now and are still nowhere near a solution. We have been sent back and forth between sales and customer service. The other person keeps insisting that they want to keep the account and apparently VM will not do anything even though they do not live at the address and we as the owners of the property do not consent to them using our address. Apparently, there is not even a fraud prevention team that can help us. We really need a solution.Refund not received
My name is Sean and my account number is [MOD EDIT: Removed]. I was a Customer of Virgin Media for over 15 years and when it came to them taking my money on chasing me for late payment their system and processes were impeccable. Now I have left Virgin Media (over 5 months ago) I am being past from pillar to post to get back the £42.42 they owe me. I was originally told by their Customer Service Team that I would receive my refund between 25th March and 4th April but I am still waiting to receive my my money. I called on 10.4.25 after not receiving my refund. I spoke with one of their Customer Service Team Representatives who told me the system stated that I was refunded by bank transfer on 24th March 2025. He also informed me that there is a system error which needs to be looked into and someone would call me back on 14th April to discuss. Nobody rang. I called again on 02.05.25 after not receiving my money to be told that I will receive a cheque in the post within 14 days. The cheque never came. So I called again on 21.05.25 only to be told that my money was refunded by bank transfer on 24th March 2025. I checked there and then while on the phone with their Customer Service Representative. And I had not received the money they owed me. I was told I needed to send proof that I had not received the money by Bank Transfer. And was advised to send an email with Refund Request Reference: [MOD EDIT: Removed] to mailbox: ([MOD EDIT: Removed]) I sent two emails to this mailbox. One of them with my Bank Statement attached. And to this day I have not even received an automated response. I called their Customer Service Team again to find out what was going on and they could not help me besides confirm that this mailbox exists but could not speak with anyone in the department that deals with the emails (which contain personal information of their customers) sent to this mailbox. Obviously irate I escalated the call to a Manager because I now had no clue who had my account details and I was genuinely concerned. I stated that this is a very serious matter as it was clear that they were not dealing with customers sensitive data in accordance with Privacy Laws, and she was literally LAUGHING as I expressed my frustration and concerns. I was so appalled I decided to do everything in writing from that point forward. And my experience so far has been just as harrowing while being given the run around. The level of incompetence is unbelievable and when I read the awful Trust Pilot reviews with over 100K reviews and a 1.3 out of 5 score, I realise I am not alone. After several emails I was instructed to send my bank statements to their Missing Payments Team ([MOD EDIT: Removed]) which I first did on 07.07.25 and all Ive received from them is an automated email (See below) which states: Hello, Thanks for getting in touch about your missing payment. We’ll do our best to get back to you in two working days to let you know if we've been able to find it. If we can't find your payment, we'll be able to investigate further to work out what's gone wrong - we'll send you an email to let you know. If you've got a question about your missing payment, you can reply to this email. Want to talk about something else? Head to virginmedia Kind regards, The Virgin Media team Although I have written to the Missing Payments Teams for an update several times, I am still waiting for a response from them. I have however received different emails from their Resolutions Team and Case management Team with the same template that doesn't offer any resolution whats so ever but if anything demonstrates their total incompetence, poor service and ineffective case management systems. See below: CORRESPONDENCE 1: Email from: [MOD EDIT: Removed] on 07.07.25 Customer account number: [MOD EDIT: Removed] Complaint reference: [MOD EDIT: Removed] Hello Sean F, We’ve tried to get in touch so we can chat about how your complaint’s progressing, but we haven’t been able to reach you. So things don’t get delayed, we’ve gone ahead and proposed a resolution. We’ve looked into it and here’s what we found: Hi Sean thanks for your reply. We appreciate this is frustrating. We would advise, as we can see there was a final bill amount of £-42.42 on the 18th February, this should have been refunded to you directly. As you are disputing this, you'd need to contact [MOD EDIT: Removed] and they should be able to help resolve this matter for you. We hope this helps. Here’s a summary of the complaint outcome and what we propose as a resolution: CORRESPONDENCE 2: Email from: [MOD EDIT: Removed] on 08.07.25 Customer account number: [MOD EDIT: Removed] Complaint reference: [MOD EDIT: Removed] Hello Sean F, We have an update for you on how your complaint is progressing with us. We’ve tried to contact you to discuss in more detail, but we were unable to reach you. We didn’t want to delay things, so we’ve gone ahead and offered a proposed resolution. We’ve looked into it and here’s what we found: Thanks for coming back to us Sean and we're sorry to hear that this matter is still ongoing, with the complaint remaining open. Here’s a summary of the complaint outcome and what we propose as a resolution: Reviewing your account and our refund screen on your account, it would appear that on 24/03/25 a BACs payment was made to you via the value of £42.42. We understand that you have advised this was not received and have reached out to our refunds team, but have yet to receive a response. If you're able to send supporting documents to confirm that this payment has not been received, we will be able to forward this to our team, with the supporting document to see if we can find the whereabouts of the refund, or if do maintain that this was paid. When BACs are issued to customers, this would be sent to the same bank account in which payments were made to Virgin Media for this service and would need to remain active for the receiving of the refund to complete. Thanks. CORRESPONDENCE 3: Email from [MOD EDIT: Removed] on 23.07.25 Customer account number:[MOD EDIT: Removed] Complaint reference: [MOD EDIT: Removed] Hello Sean F, We’ve tried to get in touch so we can chat about how your complaint’s progressing, but we haven’t been able to reach you. So things don’t get delayed, we’ve gone ahead and proposed a resolution. We’ve looked into it and here’s what we found: Thank you for bringing your concern to our attention. We apologise for the inconvenience you’ve experienced regarding billing, and we’re committed to resolving it promptly. We understand how important this matter is to you. We acknowledge that you’ve attached proof and are seeking a refund. Here’s a summary of the complaint outcome and what we propose as a resolution: Upon reviewing the attachment, we’d like to inform you that the account number shown on the statement differs from the Virgin Media account under which this complaint was raised. Due to security reasons, we are unable to retrieve any information related to the account referenced in the attachment. Therefore, it is essential to raise the complaint under the correct account where the issue needs to be resolved. For further assistance, please visit: virginmedia/help We have now addressed your concern and given you the appropriate resolution as per your request. Thank you for bringing this to our attention. I AM STILL WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THE MISSING PAYMENTS TEAM ABOUT THE MONEY THEY OWE ME SO I NOW READY TO START POSTING EVERYTHING ALL OVER THE INTERNET AND THIS IS MY FIRST POST ON THE VIRGIN COMMUNITY MESSAGE BOARD. BEFORE I TAKE THIS MATTER UP WITH THE COMMUNICATIONS OMBUDSMAN.£100 offer credit to my bill promised by phone agent
On April 2, Virgin Media agent Antony promoted the broadband plan to us at Newcastle Great Park. We considered and call back to him on April 4. I asked him if he can offer some discount for switching the broadband service to Virgin. Then he offered £100 credit and promised the credit on my first bill. On April 30, I received the first bill and the £100 credit not shown on my bill. I contacted Virgin through WhatsApp, and they claimed the system has no record I have £100 credit, I feel like this is a fraud. I’m not able to contact Antony, he has no answer and feedback. I raised the complaint with this case, but it still not reviewed yet. Can someone escalate this issue please? Thank you.Virgin Media Engages in Fraudulent Practices
Dear Virgin Media Customer Relations and the public at large I am writing to let the public know what Virgin Media truly is like before I formally dispute the charges applied to my account following the cancellation of my services on 31 August 2024. I provided the required 30-day notice on 1 August 2024 and settled all outstanding balances with a payment of £147.96 on 5 August 2024. Subsequently, I received invoices dated 3 October and 16 October 2024, totaling £139.05, for services not rendered post-cancellation. Additionally, an unauthorized direct debit attempt of £69.05 was made on 23 September 2024, which I reversed. Despite resolving these issues, I have been informed that my credit report reflects a negative entry due to these disputed charges, adversely affecting my creditworthiness. I request the following actions: Immediate correction of my account to reflect a zero balance. Removal of any negative credit entries reported to credit agencies. Written confirmation of these corrections. If these issues are not resolved within 14 days, I will escalate the matter to the Ofcom and all other regulatory and consider further legal action. I will share details of my account and invoices to prove my allegations once someone at Virgin reaches out to me. I was a customer with Virgin for approximately 3 years and will never deal with them again. Their entire back office is housed with incompetent and fraudulent agents who cannot think beyond what is stated in a script in front of them. Do not be fooled - this is a company that has shiny and jazzy advertising to the public, but it is really run on fraud and deceit. Any customer who wants to cancel their service with Virgin will be subject to their intimidation and fraud, regardless of the money involved. PUBLIC BEWARE: VIRGIN MEDIA IS A FRAUDULENT FIRM MASQUERADING AS A LEGITIMATE ONE.Fraudulent Account
Hi I have a fraudulent account on my name on my credit file with Virgin Telecom opened on 30th October 2024 which is reflecting on my credit file with 2 missed payments. This account is set up without my information or my concent. The account is opened on 30th October 2024 on My name on my previous address which I have not lived at that address since 2018. I have been informed by the people living at that address that there is Parcel which i believe is a Broadband Router with my Name delivered to the property mentioned above which was my previous address 6 years ago. I have rang virgin Telecom care line numerous times in last 4 weeks and made you aware that this is fraudulent account set up on my name and it needs to be closed down. Because it's affecting my Credit File. The account is showing on my credit report with missed payment and defaults. PLEASE CLOSE THIS ACCOUNT ASAP AND PLEASE NOTIFY THE CREDIT REFERENCE AGENCIES TO REMOVE THE INFORMATION FROM MY CREDIT FILE. THIS IS FRAUDULENT ACCOUNT AND I HAVE NEVER SIGNED UP FOR THIS. I have been given email by Virgin Care And Fraud Team. They have asked me to email my ID with current address. So they can close this account. They have told me it's already been flagged as fraudulent account but I need to email and send this information. I have sent the email as well but no reply. Call centre have no clue they just telling me same thing we will call you back I have been waiting 6 weeks. This is pure fraud and virgin is not taking any actionTwo historic virgin mobile accounts added to my credit score, despite never having a virgin mobile!
Hi Team, Please can someone support me on who to contact regarding identity fraud. Two historic accounts have been added to my credit score which aren’t mine and have damaged by credit score. The contact pages have been particularly useless and sent me around in circles Thanks, AlexCompany sending debt collectors to someone who doesnt have an account
I received a letter from bpo collections saying I owe money to them as virgin told them I owe them money. As I don't have an account with virgin I called bpo to inform them of this and they informed me that an account had been in my name for 13 years was being paid to an address in Slough and that the email and contact information for this person were different and not even my name! Despite this the collection agency refused to contact virgin to inform then of the discrepencies After speaking to an advisor who then hung up I got through to another who told me to just ignore the letter. And everytime I try to inform some one of this issue they go "you haven't passed data protection" how can I? I don't have an account! I'm constantly calling to get this rectified but not a single agent helps all I need is my name removed from the policy then they can update their records so my credit isn't impactedScam by VirginMedia, Lied on call and applied an unwanted package in the name of moving
I have been using Virgin Media for over 18 months. I took an 18 months contract which was supposed to complete in April 2024. On March 1, I requested them to move my services from my old rented house to my new house. The customer service agent said that moving requires here to take some actions internally which will generate a dummy contract for the sake of move and I should ignore it. It sounded suspicious to me so I double checked that I don't want a new contract but just the move. The agent actually generated the new contract and move was successful. After that I got a new bill with double the amount as monthly charge and I called them back. I am not sure if their customer service agents actually does not understand the things or they act like they didn't understood, they first denied and when I asked to speak with their manager who had more details, they agreed it was a mistake and the new contract will be cancelled. Guess what, I again trusted them and to my surprise, next month I got the same bill. I called them again and they said it takes 20 working days for the contract to get cancelled completely. I waited for a month but the problem continues. Fast forward, couple more months, still the same issue, nobody is ready to look into it. It seems they just scam people of their hard earned money and force them into contracts. I guess VirginMedia can do better.Email Hacked
Hi, My old ntlworld email has been hacked. They have tried to access other accounts where I have previously used this email address by recovering the password. they are also sending emails from my account and trying to bribe me. i can no longer log into my ntlworld account as I no longer have virgin. I still have the email connected to my phone hence I noticed the emails and spam. how do I close my account completely or stop this?