"Claimed to be from Amazon and mentioned suspicious activity of a transaction on my account for £800. I don’t have any credit account with Amazon and only ever pay as I order. Told to press 1 if it wasn’t me. I didn’t and a reporting now. Automated voice as well."
Amazon calls
193 community reports tagged Amazon across 193 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Amazon are steady: 13 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 22.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 56% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
99% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Amazon Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Amazon cover 193 different numbers. 118 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 96 · 50%
- Suspicious 95 · 49%
- Unknown 2 · 1%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Amazon Scam
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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 73
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 108
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Evening 6pm to 12am 11
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from Nat West saying £1000.00 is to be paid to Amazon. Total scam. these ppl are scum."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and that a new order for an iPhone had been placed and ‘was that me?’ As soon as I said let me check my account whilst I talk to you, they disconnected the call."
"Claimed to be from Amazon said ive ordered a phone from amazon, and then I could hear the background northern male voices."
"Saying about amazon account taking £800 pounds out"
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon"
"Automated/robocall claimed suspicious activity on card. Amazon £99 and another for £199 . Total nonsense."
"Called multiple times they they claimed it was the bank saying amazon had orders for two itams one for £100 and one for £ 890 if i wanted it to be paid press one if not press two to get on to bank security. phoned my bank they done a check and said it was a scam.it pays to check with your bank."
"They claimed to be from Amazon"
"Said they Santander, reporting an a blocked payment to Amazon? Blocked and reported call"
"Suggested Amazon payments which I have never used recommending in my bank account I and to press 1 if I approved. As the female caller did not say which bank I was suspicious and have contacted and been assured no Amazon payments lodged with my accounts and will delete call from this number"
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon"
"🚨 SCAM ALERT – DO NOT ACCEPT THIS CALL 🚨 ⚠️ Scam caller claiming to be from Amazon. The caller spoke with an Indian/Pakistani accent and claimed that I had purchased a new iPhone through Amazon. This is completely false. I have never made this purchase and I don’t even have an Amazon account. The caller was clearly attempting to scare me into believing there was a fraudulent purchase on my account, most likely to obtain personal or banking information. 📞 Number used: 07724988215 ❌ DO NOT give them any personal, banking or security information. ❌ DO NOT follow any instructions they give you. ❌ DO NOT call the number back. 🚫 BLOCK AND REPORT THE NUMBER. Please share this warning with family and friends, especially anyone who may be vulnerable to these types of scams. Stay alert — Amazon will not ask you to provide sensitive information over an unexpected call."
"said they were amazon someone used my account"
"Purported to be from Amazon - don't have such an account. Reported and blocked"
"Claimed to be from Amazon, used Whatsapp with amazon icon. Very hard to understand"
"Mentioned suspicious activity. Did I authorise certain payments to Amazon, claimed to be my bank, without saying which bank or which member of my household this applied to. ( Message left on Answerphone as caller number was not recognised so did not pick up)"
"Asked for payment for a parcel amezon"
"Claimed to be from Amazon and that my account had spent 800 pounds on apple music vouchers. I dont have an Amazon account, so this is unlikely"
"Claimed to be from Amazon and had suspicious activity on account and then sent WhatsApp message with 6 digit code they wanted read back"
"phoned claiming to be from Amazon"
"Claimed to be from Amazon said my account had been debited"
"Robo call claimed to be from Amazon asking me to confirm if I had purchased an Apple gift card."
"Claimed to be from my bank: told me there had been suspicious activity ... £189 taken from my Amazon Account & £800 from Zoom I let the answer machine take the call & I then blocked the number."