"They claimed to be from a company - saying they were calling from Amazon about an iPhone purchase"
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
"Scam call saying they were from Amazon, I challenged him and said I didn’t believe the call was real and he replied "have a nice day" then hung up!"
"Claimed to be from my bank, asking for confirmation to make payments to Amazon & Zoom."
"Claimed to be from my bank , asking for confirmation to make payments to Amazon & Zoom."
"Said it was AMAZON and they were taking over £700 from a bank account. SCAM? They told me to press a button for something, but I stopped paying attention... horrible people."
"Male said he was from Amazon.. haha"
"said it was Amazon, a payment taken for a phone"
"Automated/robocall claiming to be from amazon"
"Claimed to be from Amazon. Something about an ipad order transaction query."
"Said it was Amazon calling."
"Scam - they called my elderly mum saying her cards were used and two transactions went out of her accounts, one for £900 and another for £200 at Amazon... I called the number back and they picked up but didn’t say anything... Why don’t these people XXXX off and leave elderly folks alone?"
"Said it was bank security, recorded message, said suspected fraud on amazon and one other Phishing type ,"
"suggesting fraudulant activity on my account inc. amazon purchase"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Said I had a suspicious Amazon payment. I hadn't so I hung up. Obviously not my bank although they used a recorded message. No buttons pressed."
"They claimed to be from Amazon security"
"Telling me I had a problem with my Amazon parcel order. I don't use Amazon"
"Telling me they had left numerous messages and my SIM would be marked if I didn't respond. I had another Amazon scam call the day before"
"SAID THEY WERE FROM AMAZON AND THAT SONEONE HAD PLACED AN ORDER FOR AN IPHONE ON MY ACCOUNT. i WAS LOGGED IN AT THE TIME AND THERE WAS NO ORDER OR ANYTHING IN MY BASKET.
 I SAID THIS TO THEM AND THEY SAID I WAS WRONG!
 STILL NOTHING IN MY BASKET AND IVE JUST MADE AN ORDER!"
"Claimed to be from Amazon security centre. Indian accent. Said that last night someone tried to order an iPhone 16 from my Amazon account and other items asked me if I wanted to cancel. I checked my Amazon account and no such orders had been placed. Caller hung up the phone."
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Call from a person with a strong foreign accent who said they were from Amazon about a £699 fraudulent order for an iPhone 17. They mentioned they would send me a ‘cancellation code’ to cancel the order. He finally agreed to cancel it after I said I couldn't give him the code on my phone without disconnecting the call. (Too old to get how to do that!!) The text did come from the same number as the 'Driver Chat' messages I get when I have a delivery - so it was a bit strange."
"They claimed to be from a company ( Amazon )"
"Said they were from Amazon's Security and Fraud Department"
"Fake Amazon call saying I owe them money"