"Asked for personal info PRETENDED TO BE AMAZON"
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
"sounded as if it was message from the bank saying there has been suspicious unauthorised transactions on my card with Amazon for Β£199 & either Vue (or Zoo -hard to decipher ) for Β£899. If I wanted it to go through I was instructed to press 1 & if I wanted to cancel I needed to talk to bank security and press 2. I have done neither as think it a scam. Automated recorded message"
"Possibly a scam pretending to be Amazon"
"Claimed to be from Amazon about purchase of an iPhone - didn't get any further as they hung up on me"
"Claimed to be from Amazon."
"They claimed to be from Amazon"
"I had a recorded message saying they were a bank fraud dept and i had had money taken from my account for amazon and Zoom and to press 1 or 2. nothing has been taken from my account. I have had this exact call before (although the amount had gone up this time) from a different mob no."
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon UK"
"Claiming to be from Amazon about a second account and wanted amazon number Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Automated recorded message saying card had been used on Amazon for Β£99 and another for over Β£1,000 on another company. I deleted straight away"
"They claimed to be from a company in this case Amazon"
"Says amazon has taken Β£700 from my visa card"
"Automated/robocall claiming an Amazon purchase was made using my card and to repsond."
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon"
"Scam Amazon cost call"
"Got an automated call from some unidentified "bank" asking me to press buttons about a massive amazon & zoom bill. Obviously a scam and really dangerous"
"claimed to be from Amazon re. my order - i haven't placed an order with Amazon!"
"They claimed to be from a company - amazon"
"Claimed to be from Amazon but when challenged, had no idea who i was or when I last used my account"
"Said they from Amazon, I ordered an Β£800 item, Asked me to press one if I did not."
"Automated/robocall - Automated message re Bank card activity on Amazon."
"Claimed to be from Amazon CALLED TO DISCUSS MY ACCOUNT - I DONT HAVE ONE!!"
"Claimed to be from Amazon WISHED TO DISCUSS MY ACCOUNT FUNNY THOUGH AS I DO NOT HAVE ONE"
"Claimed to be from Amazon said there'd been fraudulent activity on my account"