"Said they were from Amazon and that my number was being used to set up Amazon accounts but they couldnt tell me the number or who I was or why they were calling someone who dont have an Amazon account"
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
"Asked for personal info claimed to be Amazon"
"Asked for name and date of birth Asked for personal info - name and date of birth. Just said they were security firm - cards had been used for Amazon orders. Did not stay to answer questions, just played recorded message asking me to press options on phone."
"Someone rang with a strong foreign accent saying they were from Amazon about a dodgy order for an IPhone 17. They said they'd send me a 'cancellation code' to cancel it. I put the phone down."
"Recorded message about a big payment taken by Amazon from my visa card - they should have looked more closely because I don't have a visa card. SCAMMERS BE CAREFUL!!"
"Scam call left a voicemail saying there was lots of money being charged on Amazon"
"Left a voicemail saying there were loads of charges on Amazon, wanted me to call a number, no doubt to get my bank details, you know how it goes 🤔🤬"
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Possible bank fraud - said large amounts taken from Amazon"
"Said there was a debit made on my card from Amazon."
"automatic speech: said amazon will take 780£ from my debit account and to call them if I want to talk more about it"
"Called me wanting to check if I’d made an Amazon order for an iPhone. When I challenged him, he said “don’t talk too much” and then hung up the call!!!!"
"Claimed to be from Amazon You've been charged £799 on your debit card press 1 now to speak to an operator. SCAM..."
"Claimed to be from Amazon. Asked if I had ordered an iPhone and would said me a cancellation code"
"Called to tell me that someone ordered an iPhone 15 on my Amazon account and they were in California while I’m in the UK. When I said I don’t have an Amazon account (which I don't), he got very aggressive on the phone."
"Bank Security Scam Amazon / Zoom"
"Jacob said he was with Amazon."
"Said they were from Amazon Customer Services"
"Dude woke me up with a call about an Amazon purchase or something. Jokes on him, I don't use Amazon. I hung up. Mornings are for coffee and thinking. Definitely a scam."
"Called saying they were from Amazon about a dodgy gift card buy on our account and that they would send a code to my phone for me to read back to them. When I asked them to tell me the names on the Amazon account to prove they were actually from Amazon, they hung up. I called the number back and the guy had a different accent this time. Definately a scammer - beware."
"Think this is a scammer as they said it was my bank calling about two payments on my card - one from Amazon for £x and the other I can’t recall - called our landline twice today already."
"Called to say they was bank security & money had been taken from my account by amazon £996.00"
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Claimed my card had been used for amazon purchase. No bank mentioned."