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Automated payment alert calls
214 community reports tagged Automated payment alert across 210 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Automated payment alert are steady: 7 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 9 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 58% 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 Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Automated payment alert cover 210 different numbers. 52 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 110 · 51%
- Suspicious 102 · 48%
- Unknown 1 · 0%
- Safe 1 · 0%
Most common call type: Bank Impersonation 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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 64
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 125
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Evening 6pm to 12am 25
Latest reports
"Automated/robocall - stated payment of Β£800.00 made to Amazon ! So so supected scam and cleared down. Checked accounts nothing suspecious this was an attempt to get banking or other info from me - block it is my advice."
"Automated voice activated on answering claiming to be from bank Caller cut off without reaction"
"Automated/robocall said we would be cut off if we didnt pay the bill so press option 1 to speak to someone"
"Text asking for Y/N reply to a payment to Apple"
"Follow contact from 07709300560. I received another call, again immediate message via vetted transcription answer machine. Bot recording on both accounts. This time stating HSBC as the identity. Message as follows; This is a message from HSBC customer support and Ford prevention line. An attempt of a charge of Β£ x-amount on your account was detected if this action wasn't made by you please"
"Call was automated as it left a vetting message in second with anonymous action . No identification was provided. Message reads: An attempt of a charge of Β£x-amount on your account was detected if this action wasn't made by you please press one."
"said there was a 800 pound charge on the account"
"Automated call supposedly from Nationwide wanting Β£699 payment to be made to Dyson. We dont have any dyson products"
"Automated voice advised of two card payments - both to what it described as payments "you don't usually do" and asked me to press 1 to go ahead or 2 to report to bank. I did not press either and have blocked the number."
"Automated/robocall - Threat of Legal action, via HMRC"
"Claimed to be from my bank Said money would be with drawn from my account. No bank or account details ask for just told to press 1 WHICH I DID NOT DO"
"Recorded message stating my NI number has been compromised."
"Automated call claiming there have been a couple of suspicious payments made from my bank account. One a Β£99 payment to Amazon and another for Β£799 to a different company (that I cannot recall). Then given two options, one to accept the transactions or another to speak to someone about the transactions. Put the phone down and blocked the number. (Have received similar calls from a different mobile number)"
"Automated recorded message claiming to be Burberry and asking me to add the number to Whatsapp"
"Caller ID'd as "Jackie" wanted to know if I'm the home owner. I know from previous calls that they will attempt to sign me up for some kind of home improvement visit. I asked nonsense questions to reveal if the call was automated: they hung up after two questions without any attempt to understand me. Conclusion = automated, probably a scam."
"automated voice said it was from MY bank i hung up"
"Automated/robocall about unauthorised transactions on my account (non-specific), press 1 to allow, press 2 to speak to fraud team...."
"Automated/robocall saying from Amazon and my order for a new iphone had gone through"
"Automated/robocall. Call sounded as though it was from outer space. Foreign person trying to speak English. Sounded like another card fraud message but hard to understand. I blocked the #."
"Automated/robocall . Said my card had been used for an unusual purpose. No card or bank mentioned. Clearly a typical scam."
"Automated/robocall - scam asking to authorise a transaction"
"Automated/robocall about payments from bank account"
"Scam. Automated call claiming to be from Crypto.com and there is an attempted login on the account."