"Claimed to be from my bank about a recent purchase"
Bank impersonation calls
67 community reports tagged Bank impersonation call across 65 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Bank impersonation call are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 37% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Bank impersonation call cover 65 different numbers. 3 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 48 · 72%
- Suspicious 19 · 28%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 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 23
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 25
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Evening 6pm to 12am 19
Latest reports
"Recorded message claimed to be Bank Security"
"Said from bank but no bank name supplied."
"Called multiple times acting as a bank"
"Said they were from a bank asking about a transaction. Clear scam."
"Said they were the bank's fraud team"
"Number was in a message for Santander."
"Claimed to be from my bank MBNA stating there was a fraudulent attempt to use my credit card. Then requested that I open my APP and transfer money"
"Claimed to be from my bank MBNA Asked me to transfer money from my card"
"Said they were Barclays Bank but it is not"
"Barclays called regarding standing order to Alanβs motors for Β£789.99"
"Said they were from John Lewis credit card fraud dept. Call came from Romford area."
"Said they were TSB"
"Said he was calling from the bank"
"scam text saying they were from your bank regarding a payment"
"I got several calls from this number saying they were Virgin Money. I hung up and called the official number, and there were no problems with my account."
"wanting bank details and card numbers"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Automated call to let me know my card was used for a train ticket purchase, asking me to press a number to approve it."
"The number was in an email that looked like it was from Nat West. They mentioned closing my bank, so I hung up the phone."
"said they were from "bank security" - told me my card was used to buy train tickets for loads og money - "you've never used this company before" - "press 1 to accept the charges. press 2 to talk to us" - I just put the phone down."
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Said they were the bank wanting payment approval."
"Asked us to confirm bank details over this number. said they were from a company not connected to the nr. Also using a signature for someone who is no longer with us."