"The caller said he was from Amazon, and that I had ordered an I.phone. I told him to go away. This is a scam. I have now blocked the number. I am sick of these calls."
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 19.6 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
"Caller said they were from Amazon checking account settings"
"Said they were from Amazon. I don’t have an account anymore and I've changed my bank details."
"They said it was Evri trying to deliver, but I was in, and what was being delivered was by post and Amazon."
"£1000.0 has been spent on your Amazon account."
"Automated message falsely said there were 2 dodgy transactions on an Amazon account."
"Said they were from Amazon checking a charge"
"Said they were calling from Amazon about iPhones ordered on my account."
"Amazon called about an iPhone"
"Got a text that looked like it was from UPS with a real tracking code for an Amazon item coming from Amazon US. I deleted the text and reported it to Vodafone as spam."
"Tried to get details for Amazon delivery."
"I was suspicious and sent UPS a copy of the text l got from this number. (Text was about an Amazon parcel coming from Eastern Europe and the details were right.) UPS replied after around a week, saying that it is A KNOWN SCAM and not a UPS number or text. The UPS Fraud Team said they already new about it They told me to delete it without replying.."
"Indian scammer saying they were from Amazon"
"Caller said they were from Amazon and told me I had made an order with a fake company on Amazon. I dont think Amazon directly call their customers by mobile (all contact I have ever had with Amazon are through emails / automated services). So I hung up and blocked them."
"LEFT MESSAGE ON ANSWERING m/C WRONGFULLY SAYING THAT £800 HAD BEEN TAKEN FROM MY BANK ACCT AND ALSO £180 ILLEGALLY USED ON MY AMAZON ACCT, WHICH I DONT HAVE."
"Dangerous! Got a fake Paypal invoice about money leaving your account within 24 hours. If this isn't right, phone this number. They ask to access your laptop so they can put you into a Rescue site. Then they try to get into your Amazon account and take hundreds of pounds in Gift Cards!!! Also tries to get you to sync your mobile to get saved passwords!!"
"Scam call for Amazon, wanted to talk to the manager (the company name they said doesn't exist) and then tried to turn me into an 'Amazon Business' Supervisor. Ridiculous foreign woman from India. Avoid!!!!!!"
"Usual Amazon charge £199 and zoom £899"
"Said they were calling from Amazon"
"They called and said that they were Amazon because of suspect things on my account"
"Amazon fraud scam"
"I got a text that looked like it came from UPS about an Amazon package. When I told Amazon, they thought it was a scam, but the package info was right."
"I got a text, said it was from Amazon, saying I can get a refund and to click the link. I don’t even have an Amazon account! Looks real, be careful."
"Asian lady knew my Amazon details"