"It's AI Jo with the loft insulation scam! Check it out online! The internet has loads of warnings. Don't speak to scammers. The call might be recorded and AI could copy your British voice to scam other people. Report ALL scam attempts. Info shared below. Unfortunately, there are people who get caught by these scams. That's why scammers keep doing it. To help protect people AND help cut down the massive amount of scam calls texts and emails that come to the UK daily, everyone should report them to the systems made to handle them. Right now, hardly any get reported so government numbers don't show this is a big problem. That's just what scammers want! And blocking doesn't stop scams. Blocks only stop that single number from ringing YOUR phone."
AI generation calls
116 community reports tagged AI generation across 112 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged AI generation are steady: 3 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 5.8 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 59% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
95% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged AI generation cover 112 different numbers. 28 of them were first reported in the last 30 days, so a number you have not seen before can still be part of the same pattern.
Reports over time
Reports per day over the last 30 days. Reports per week over the last 12 weeks. Red weeks had at least double the usual volume. Reports per month over the last year.
How people rate these calls
- Spam 79 · 68%
- Suspicious 31 · 27%
- Unknown 6 · 5%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Busiest days
All reports by the day they were submitted.
Time of day
When reports are submitted, UK time.
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Night 12am to 6am 2
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Morning 6am to 12pm 28
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 69
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Evening 6pm to 12am 17
Latest reports
"They said they were EE, and not to answer questions. Could clone your voice. Sounded foreign and went by the name Alan 🤣"
"Scam about loft insulation using a recorded voice, maybe AI. I kept them talking for nearly ten minutes just to waste their time. It took about fifteen seconds for the call to connect. I have reported and blocked the number."
"Called about some AI side job, had the typical rude and pushy way these scammers do"
"I only said YES and NO. I saw a warning video about these scammers using voices to open new accounts with AI help."
"seemed like an AI Voice"
"Might be trying to get sound to use for AI voice"
"said they were offering work for a trades person, it was an AI voice call."
"Ignored it. Sounded like AI saying it was a call from ACI"
"Got two calls from them today just seconds apart. First time I picked up they hung up right away. They rang back almost instantly. Voice sounded like a robot so might have been AI, but they said they were calling from 3G mobile network. I've blocked the number as it was clearly a scam."
"AI call monitoring - No one was there on the line and several calls."
"The number repeatedly called our office and left automated (AI-generated) voicemails until I blocked it."
"AI call saying his name was Tom and he wanted to know my details about a car I might have got on finance! He asked if I could hear him, I said I could, and then he went on to say he could get me £3000 because of my financial state!!!!! I asked what financial state am I in then. He didn't know my name or address, and I definitely haven’t had a car on finance! Another number called from a different out of town location saying the same thing with the same AI call. Scam!"
"DO NOT ANSWER - they are recording your voice to clone it with AI, which they then use to get in touch with your bank."
"I got a call and also a message by WhatsApp plus messenger"
"said they were from enegy loft insulation - AI chatbot on the line"
"AI voice wanted to get information and offered a real estate guide back"
"Called trying to sell me an AI to manage all of our PC, phone and server setup... Best case they're an overconfident AI-bro, worst case they hit us up because I handle confidential data for governments and companies and were trying to take over all of our setup and steal our data."
"AI voiced call saying they were "the Iranian community""
"Almost definitely an AI voice (extended pause during speech) attempting to sell me tailoring services."