"Mentioned suspicious activity, asked me to provide a verification code provided via WhatsApp from Amazon. Threatened to fulfill a fraudulent order for an iPhone if I didn’t."
Amazon calls
691 community reports tagged Amazon across 673 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Amazon are rising: 25 reports in the last 7 days, up 28% on a usual 19.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 54% 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 673 different numbers. 72 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 403 · 58%
- Suspicious 279 · 40%
- Unknown 9 · 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 2
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Morning 6am to 12pm 240
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 374
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Evening 6pm to 12am 75
Latest reports
"They claimed to be from Amazon"
"They claimed to be from visa. Told me my card has been used on Amazon for £780 and to press buttons"
"Automated/robocall called to say from visa with a claim that a suspicious transaction had been logged to amazon"
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon.Indian accent. Told them to remove me fro their list and not to call again called again 3 time till i blocked the number,"
"Automated/robocall - Automated message re bank card charges at Amazon."
"Claimed to be from Amazon."
"bank security re charges on amazon scam ?"
"They claimed to be from amazon"
"calling to say i had a large amount taken form Amazon and to press 1 to talk to an advisor"
"card security for amazone purchase"
"Claimed to be from Amazon Indian accent woman about my account"
"Automated/robocall amazon"
"Claimed to be from Amazon Insisting someone had purchased and IPhone on my Amazon account and he needed details to send it to me"
"Automated/robocall Said they were calling from my bank but did not specify which bank. Reported unusual purchases were being made in my name from Amazon. Gave prices but did not identify exactly what the purchases were."
"Claimed to be from Amazon , mentioned suspicious activity from my account and wanted me to download app"
"An automated message left on my landline voice mail. Claimed to be from my bank saying 2 charges had been made against my card this morning, the 1st for £300 from Amazon and the 2nd for £1100 from an international money transfer website. To allow these charges press one or to speak to their support team, it's 2."
"Automated/robocall claiming to be from a NISA, falsely claimed there'd had been a suspicious purchase on Amazon for £799."
"Claimed to be from Amazon. Why was Amazon calling me from a mobile number. I have been scammed before starting with a similar phone call."
"Claimed to be from Amazon . Told me someone had ordered iPhone on my account. Canada and India using my account. Nope. Checked straight away. All fine. Anyway Amazon don't ring you"
"They claimed to be from Amazon - reporting suspicious activity on my account. Asking for OTP codes they were generating . Obviously dodgy."
"Claimed to be from my bank Automated call questioning a payment of £100 to Amazon and a payment of £1,000 to Zoom. Press 1 to accept . Press 2 to speak to the Bank. no mention of which bank and clearly spurious."
"Saying they are Amazon. Definitely a scam."
"CLAIMED AMAZON HAD TAKEN 750 POUNDS FROM MY CARD."