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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
"Said they were from bank security, automated call"
"Automated/robocall Woman's voice was not native British. Claimed a (Vague) credit card had been used recently for high-figure sums and asked for confirmation, then rang off. Classic Credit Card Scam format."
"Claimed someone has made a £800 charge to my amazon account and if not me press 1. i put phone down Automated/robocall"
"Automated/robocall Said it was Barclays Bank checking suspicious activity"
"Automated/robocall - claiming to be from my bank and that a direct debit had been set up."
"Automated/robocall traying to get banking details"
"Automated/robocall giving a code to authorise a Nationwide payment of over £1000"
"Familiar incoming call - from yet another different number. Automated message starts with: "This is a call from bank security." and it encourages me to press a number to speak to someone to protect my account. It is NOT from my bank who would tell me which bank they were calling from. Be very wary of this potential scam."
"Automated/robocall unsolicited call with pin to authorise transfer of funds."
"Automated/robocall informed two unusual payments requested from bank account"
"Left message about use of bank card"
"Said unusual transactions on bank card and to tap1 if cancel them or 2 if OK."
"They claimed to be from a company , Amazon, and said I had been charged hundreds of pounds from my account and to get in touch with them . It was an automated message."
"Scam - Automated message requesting authorisation of payments to Amazon & Zoom."
"message money leaving bank on hold. I have no such account"
"Claimed to be checking if two payments had been made by me asking me to select two options: to proceed or cancel. I put phone down, checked my account. Scam"
"Automated recorded message on Avery crackly line left on answerphone stating on my card 2 transactions had been made this morning. £300 to Amazon and £1000+ to a bank clearance abroad,press 1 to allow transaction or 2 to talk to someone. The only thing to press ie DELETE,deffo a scam"
"Automated/robocall That tole me I had £800 being taken from my account and to press 1 to talk to someone"
"Asked for account/card details saying huge unauthorised payment on my account"
"A NON Purchase scam, train tickets my bank and I dropped into know about."
"Claimed to be from Amazon, said payment made"
"Got a message left on my landline voicemail about suspicious activity on my Amazon account. It mentioned some amounts and wanted me to press 1 to authorise. Blocked it, pretty sure it's a scam."
"Felt pressured to act as this report bank transaction on automated call"