"on answering phone, voice mail message advising suspicious activity on bank account relating to purchase of rail tickets. then voice mail advised to press 1 for own bank or 2 for further assistance."
Bank impersonation calls
55 community reports tagged Bank impersonation call across 52 numbers.
Recent activity
No new reports tagged Bank impersonation call in the last 30 days. The most recent was on 24 March 2026.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 39% 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 52 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 37 · 69%
- Suspicious 17 · 31%
- 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 17
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 21
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Evening 6pm to 12am 16
Latest reports
"Acts like they're the Revolut fraud team, telling you someone is trying to send money from your bank to someone else"
"Said they were nationwide and it was nonsense. Told me about a strange debit card attempt, then gave a number to ring, but it's not nationwide."
"I got a message about 3 recent payments and they called after - they left a voice message but it sounded automated - looked up the number and found this page so think its a scam even though they knew 2 payments today including how much, which is worrying"
"Said they were Bank of Scotland"
"Asked me to confirm transactions on my credit card which I new I had not made. Claimed to be from my bank confirming detils. scam"
"Bank offical"
"It's a scam pretending to be Barclays bank, trying to get you to pay out and confirm with a code number. Just don't do it. I hope they suffer in a nasty place and die young, evil people preying on others."
"HSBC scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Allegedly Barclays"
"The automatic voice said its Smile Banking, but it isn't."
"Said they were from the Barclays Bank Fraud Team"
"Said there was an unsusal transfer spotted on your bank account. Press 1 to approve or press 2 to talk to staff"
"Phoned claiming to be the bank saying two amounts of mooney had been taken out . Put the phone down"
"Got a cold call with a recording saying it was my bank (but did not say my name or bank). Said there were 2 dodgy payments and wanted me to pick option 1 or 2"
"Keeps calling me and when I pick up they hang up and when I ring back it makes weird beeps. At the same time I got a call saying my card was compromised so I phoned my bank and they said it was a scam."
"Trying to say they were the bank phoning about fraud that happened to you. I phoned the bank right away and they didn't call, plus not the number on back of card."
"pretending to be from my bank account"
"Linked to the scam number 02039514372 - they sent a text about a standing order being set up and wanted me to call 02039514372 - I didn't ring but think they're trying to get bank details."
"Said they were from Nationwide Building Society about a lost card. The card was lost, but Nationwide Security said the number is linked to Scam calls."
"They told me someone had used my debit card to purchase a train ticket to Edinburgh for Β£120. Not true!"
"Fraud scam from Barclays bank, please be careful and dont reply !!!!"
"Said they were from the bank but didnt say which one about unusual spends. RUBBISH."