"They claimed I had two payments removed from my account this morning, for significant amounts."
Automated payment alert calls
129 community reports tagged Automated payment alert across 125 numbers.
Recent activity
No new reports tagged Automated payment alert in the last 30 days. The most recent was on 20 July 2026.
When people report it
Thursday 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
98% 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 125 different numbers.
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 65 · 51%
- Suspicious 61 · 48%
- Unknown 1 · 1%
- Safe 1 · 1%
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 38
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 74
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Evening 6pm to 12am 16
Latest reports
"Text. Claimed to be from my bank about a temporarily frozen payment. Asking me to call."
"Frozen payment"
"False notification of DDR"
"False notification of DDebit"
"Claimed to be from my bank SMS saying NatWest: For your security we have blocked a payment of Β£349.99 to JACKS VAN LTD and must speak with you immediately. Not You? Call us on 0333 054 0393"
"Threatened arrest or legal action - automated message"
"Said there was a fraudulent transaction with a bank that I donβt use"
"Automated message said it was barclays fraud line. Even had persons full name!"
"Automated/robocall telling me my bank card was being used for high value purchases."
"AUTOMATED VOICE REPORTING UNUSUAL ACTIVITY ON MY ACCOUNT!"
"Claimed to be from my bank , automated voice with some transaction details"
"received a call from this number telling me that someone had tried to get Β£150 andΒ£200 from my Nationwide bank Automated/robocall"
"got another recorded message that said it was from the bank. My bank told me that it wasnβt them and it was most likely a scam."
"Claimed to be from my bank , said there was an attempt to pay Β£989 to Ikea, if NOT me to ring them on 03330540142, Ref BC1732."
"Automated/robocall Bogus payment taken from bank card"
"Claimed to be from my bank, Automated message saying there had been two payments on my account and to choose either option 1 to confirm payments they mentioned or 2 to talk to someone from the bank."
"Automated message saying authentication was needed for a payment we had made."
"Automated call received stating a Β£599 charge is being made to my Visa Debit card. Pressed 2 as directed to repeat and was put through to someone who thanked me for my call and when i responded that they called me became flustered and couldn't provided further info to me so i hung up."
"Automated voice informing of unusual / suspicious activity on our bank account. DANGEROUS."
"Scam automated call warning me about 2 unauthorised transactions from Amazon/Zoom through my bank, giving me options to press to cancel them...just hung up."
"Threatened or pressured me. Automated voice threatening legal action immediately asking me to press a number to speak to an officer"
"Felt pressured to act , I was called this afternoon at 13:26 it was an automated voice saying 'they' were a fraud team saying I was just about to send Β£700 to someone and if I did not know anything about this I should press 'I think' it was 1, I hung up, please be aware this could Very well be a scam."
"Automated/robocall Claiming there had been two suspicious transactions on my credit card this morning. It asked me to press certain buttons, but I ignored it and hung up."