"Ring from a call centre saying they were from amazons security team wanting to talk about a Β£600 order i hadnt placed lol"
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 a company saying Iβve ordered a phone from amazon"
"claimed to be from amazon saying someone was trying to purchase appel iphone on my account Felt pressured to act"
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Said they were Amazon, saying I'd just bought something costly. When I questioned him he got very rude and nasty."
"Scam. Said I'd spent Β£190 and over Β£900 at Amazon. I hung up."
"Offered a fake deal , took payment over the phone (Β£60) to deliver a loaded Amazon Firestick and blocked me without delivering anything"
"amazon scam call"
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"07898806617 is a SCAM. They said they were Amazon."
"Got a recorded message saying I was about to make a big payment to Amazon and someone else who wasn't named. Asked me to press keys. I just hung up."
"Went to the recording, said they were Amazon, and believed there was a false purchase on my account for a new mobile phone. said that if this was a fake claim, to press 1 to talk to an operator............SCAM"
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Said it was Amazon, asked about extra users on my account and who I would add, wanted me to log in. Seemed strange so I ended the call."
"Said it was bank security and charges from Amazon had been used, press 1 to accept and 2 etc"
"Said they were calling from Amazon about an iPhone order I placed. I said I didn't have an Amazon account and they asked if I wanted to cancel the order. I then said that I didn't make the order, so they would need their fraud team to check it, not me, and then they ended the call."
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Said they were from Amazt"
"They started by telling me about an Amazon payment for Β£150 - which wasn't true"
"Claimed to be from Amazon Said problem with my order Asked for Account details"
"Claimed to be from my bank checking AMAZON transactions"
"Caller was evasive said he was Amazon checking a phone perches He had a hard to understand Middle Eastern accent"
"said they were from Amazon about fraud on my account. just really strange - hung up"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Claimed that charges from Amazon and Zoom had been made on my account, they said they were ringing as I do not use these services. They neglected to say which bank. Gave 2 options :- press 1 to cancel payment, press 2 to confirm."