"Amazon called regarding business account upgrade."
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
"said it was Amazon telling me I was eligible for a free upgrade to a business account. seemed convincing but definately was not Amazon."
"Amazon scam call"
"Said they were from Amazon and that my account had been hacked. Fisching I think"
"Probably a scam. Reporting strange activity and money taken or requested from Amazon account."
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Automated/robocall - alleging my VISA card had been used with two deductions over Β£1,000, one to Amazon."
"Someone said they were from Amazon and told me they had stopped a purchase that looked fraudulent"
"Amazon scam call"
"It was from bank security, they said I had spent Β£300 at Amazon. I have checked all my accounts and there's nothing there."
"Automated call saying I had just done a big card spend with eBay and a even bigger one with Amazon. Didnβt mention which bank was calling!!! Just press 1 to confirm the transactions were real or press 2 to cancel them. Clearly, this is a scam."
"Pretended to be Amazon, asking if I wanted to cancel an order. Asked what Amazon orders were arriving today and then he hung up. Sounded Indian as per BBC programmes and I could hear many others in the background."
"The caller told me they're Amazon and I did some expensive shopping last night and they wanted to check it. Scam!"
"Scam, pretending to be from Amazon and saying an item needs to be returned with a refund waiting for you."
"Phone call from this number purporting to be Amazon, sounded very legitimate and when I went to my Amazon account it had been compromised, there were 6 iPhone 16s in my basket and 10 x Amazon gift cards in my basket. Total value around Β£12k. They attempted to get me to download an app that would give them access to my phone at which point my colleagues luckily stopped me to from doing it. Just want to let others know in case this number comes up"
"amazon scam"
"an automated call saying 2 payments were made from my card, one from Amazon and another I can't remember, then asked to press 1 to let the payments go through or press 2 to talk to someone."
"Keeps calling. Says he's from Amazon Accounts. I put the phone down."
"Said they were calling from Amazon and then hung up."
"Said they were from the bank fraud squad. Two payments supposedly taken out from Amazon and Zoo."
"Pretending to be from Amazon Prime, which I don't have an account for."
"Got a call saying they were from Amazon and that fraudulent smartphones worth Β£1000 had been ordered on my account, they gave me a code and asked for my personal details to help sort out the problem. This is a scam and your money will be taken hang up immediately."
"Scam pretending to be azamon"
"Claimed to be from Amazon asked about an iphone purchase that was not made by me ,call then dropped"