"They claimed to be from Amazon about an order"
Amazon calls
187 community reports tagged Amazon across 180 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Amazon are steady: 16 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 20.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 56% 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 180 different numbers. 120 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 93 · 52%
- Suspicious 85 · 47%
- Unknown 2 · 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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 67
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 101
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Evening 6pm to 12am 11
Latest reports
"They claimed to be from Amazon saying they were charging my credit card withΒ£799, and telling me to press 1"
"Claimed to be from Amazon said my account had been hacked"
"AMAZON scam . 2 payments taken from my bank account?? I do not have a amazon account."
"Claimed to be from Amazon Mentioned suspicious activity Gave two high payments amounts Β£199 & Β£899 from V? asked to press key pad 1 to allow or 2 speak to security support."
"Claimed to be from Amazon saying i order a i phone"
"Claimed to be from Amazon Agent asked if this morning I had placed an order for live 360"
"They claimed to be from VISA saying that I had been charged Β£799 by Amazon and to press 1"
". Said they were Amazon and that I was ordering an I phone on my account. I said I don't have an Amazon account so they asked if I wanted to cancel the order and I just said yes. I didn't e.engage in a conversation"
"Said he was calling from Amazon and that we had just ordered a phone foe 1700 I then put down the phone on him"
"claiming fraudulent Amazon purchases"
"I rang off before any demands were made.They said payments were taken by amazon and zoom."
"said my card had been used on amazon and been debited with Β£700? I cant find evidence of this - this was an automated call asking me to press options to go further"
"They claimed to be from a company , say Visa card has been used on Amazon"
"Automated/robocall claiming to be from visa to report my card had been used to pay Amazon Β£700"
"SaΓ―d fraudulent transactions were on my account for purchases with Amazon and Zoom."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and that a large amount of money had gone from my account - I do not have an Amazon Account"
"Got a pre-recorded message saying there was a suspicious charge on my card for Amazon and Zulu. Spam/phishing scam."
"Claimed to be from my bank informing of suspicious activity on an Amazon account. Checked all accounts no activity"
"Mentioned suspicious activity Claimed to be from Amazon. Said there was 200+ pounds bought in giftcards."
"Claimed to be from Sky claimed my router needed updating and to download apps to sort it then claimed I was entitled to Β£400 Amazon voucher."
"# PHISHING CALL # This caller claimed to be from Amazon - trying to 'verify' a purchase made yesterday at 20:00 for an iPad worth Β£800 - bought by account "Mr Mike". ( no Surname ) It had so many red flags that I almost confirmed the fictional purchase - just to see what he'd say next. His English was hard to understand not to mention Amazon don't usually call from Mobile numbers. Also - why would Amazon call to warn me - instead of my Bank ? # BEWARE #"
"Claimed to be from my bank .Telling me that there was two transactions one from Amazon and the other one was for 9.000."
"Spam amazon"