"Claimed to be from my bank , bank never uses 07 numbers"
Bank impersonation calls
1,031 community reports tagged Bank impersonation across 927 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Bank impersonation are steady: 19 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 34 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 52% 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 Bank impersonation cover 927 different numbers. 121 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 616 · 60%
- Suspicious 409 · 40%
- Unknown 5 · 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 13
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Morning 6am to 12pm 266
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 535
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Evening 6pm to 12am 217
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from my bank About card payments"
"Claimed to be from my bank direct debit"
"They claimed to be from a company - claimed to be Lloyds Bank"
"SCAM - impersonating Lloyds bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Transactions been made from my account"
"Claimed to be from my bank "security" and claimed unusual use of my account. Gave key pad option to go through to my bank. I ended call."
"They claimed to be from a company Lloyds Bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank Santander."
"Text message purporting to be from Bank of Scotland saying a direct debit for Β£95.00 to Blackhorse Ltd approved. If you did not authorise this 033305412 97. Came from number 07706875638."
"Felt pressured to act. Impersonate Santander bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank ."
"Claimed to be from my bank claimed to be preventing fraud"
"Claimed to be from my bank fraud team, 5 large amounts left my account putting me in debt!!"
"Claimed to be from my bank fraud department saying 4 large amounts left my account emptying it!! Asked for sensitive data if it was my bank they would know my name!!"
"keep calling saying its the Bank"
"They did not identify themselves but wanted us to think they were a bank. They referred to a payment I have not made, and asked me to choose a number response to speak to the security department, A female voice. The response asked for was a single digit. I think that this is a definite scam. My bank do not make calls like this, and not from a mobile anyway."
"They claimed to be from Santander with code for unknown transaction in Truro"
"Asked for personal info. This caller identified himself as an employee with the security dept. of Santander Portugal with who I have an account. The tried to scam me for Β£900 and then said there was another dodgy withdrawal for Β£2800. Santander in Portugal do NOT use UK based call centre numbers and NEVER call clients. THIS NUMBER IS ONE OF SEVERAL USING THE SAME THEME. THE OTHER NUMBERS ARE 07780 040594 , 07500 369498, 07720 091776."
"Purported to be from first direct bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank and message is: someone has attempted a payment to APPLE from a new device. If not you call 01335 368 706 The message was sent from a mobile number being : +44 7434 011634"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Asked to call 02080580996"
"Claimed to be from my bank Lloyds"
"Claimed to be from my bank Automated call asking stating a direct debit had failed and to press 1. Hung up no action taken."