"Claimed to be from Amazon, said there'd been suspicious activity"
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
"Claimed to be from Amazon wanted to talk about an order for an phone 15. Was I aware of the order? I said YES. He put the phone down."
"Asian sounding gentleman claimed to be from Amazon about an order for an iphone 16. Have never tried to order an iphone 16. Scam."
"Asian sounding gentleman claimed to be from Amazon about an order for an iphone 16. Have never tried to order an iphone 16. Scam."
"They claimed to be from a company ref amazon asking for money"
"Claimed to be from Amazon but sounded like a call centre was very loud"
"Claimed to be from Amazon asking if Iβd bought a Β£600 phone"
"A recorded message said they were from the bank but no bank name was given. It said 2 transactions had been made, one of which was Amazon. It said press 1 to authorise the transaction or 2 to speak to someone. I hung up. The exact same message was received earlier today on a different number"
"Claimed to be from Amazon , asked if I wanted to go ahead with an iPhone order!"
"SCAM! Automatic call "from" Amazon indicating "we've received an order for gift cards" at which point I hung up. Like millions, I have an Amazon account and if they want to get in contact with me, they would do so via verifiable means, not an automated call, so obviously a scam."
"'amazon' scam"
"Day they're from Amazon and they have a parcel for you."
"amazon scam call"
"It is saying that calling from Amazon business , and sends the code on what's up , pretending that someone is trying to open amazon business accounts and they need to verify me"
"Autodialler; female sounding voice stated, "Hi, this is an automated call from Amazon..." I terminated the call and blocked the number Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Speak to amazon support to recoup 799"
"Claimed to be from Amazon - automated message about an order and said press "1" if I didn't recognise the order. Likely trying to get me to enter into conversation with a scammer to install spyware on my phone or give bank details. I ended the call without pressing any buttons."
"Claimed to be from Amazon , Mentioned suspicious activity , Asked if I didn't make the order if I had any idea what's going on and the hanged up immediately when they heard I was suspicious"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying Β£99 on card from Amazon and Β£799 from Zoom"