"Claimed to be from a bank , request to set up direct debit"
Bank impersonation calls
228 community reports tagged Bank impersonation across 217 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Bank impersonation are steady: 26 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 24.6 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 217 different numbers. 145 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 117 · 52%
- Suspicious 104 · 47%
- Unknown 2 · 1%
- 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 4
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Morning 6am to 12pm 65
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 115
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Evening 6pm to 12am 39
Latest reports
"Had a blocked transaction at 4:39am my bank declined. . . Then an automated service called impersonating a bank and asked for my dob. Ended the call there"
"Mentioned suspicious activity. Did I authorise certain payments to Amazon, claimed to be my bank, without saying which bank or which member of my household this applied to. ( Message left on Answerphone as caller number was not recognised so did not pick up)"
"Claimed to be from my bank fraud department"
"Claimed to be from my bank recorded announcement "from bank security"."
"Claimed to be from my bank regarding payments to retailers not previously used"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Told me to enter 1 to authorise payments, 2 to speak to someone."
"supposedly from HALIFAX banking regarding new direct debit set up. Ignored and deleted."
"They claimed to be from a the bank, saying multiply tries to take money from bank account has been made by someone inside the bank. To go to bank and move money into another account, but not explain to the bank why as will alert insider at the bank. Asking for account details clarifications. In all they: Claimed to be from my bank, Asked for personal info, and Asked me to transfer money"
"Claimed to be from my bank Asked me to transfer money . Also sent logoβs email and sms text to confirm that it was from my bank. Claimed there had been some fraudulent transactions in my account then asked to confirm 2 payments from my banking app to replace the money taken from my account. Also asked to continue the conversation on WhatsApp and then wanted me to activate screen sharing at which point I hung up and called the bank fraud team."
"Asked for personal info said a large charge had been made to one of my cards and to press 1 to contactthem. Card provider fraud department confirms it is a scam. do not press number they say"
"Claimed to be from my bank: told me there had been suspicious activity ... Β£189 taken from my Amazon Account & Β£800 from Zoom I let the answer machine take the call & I then blocked the number."
"Claimed to be from my bank that unauthorised payments requested"
"Claimed to be from my bank spending on card"
"Claimed to be from my bank , didn't specify which bank and read a few transactions (false) I hung up at this point"
"Claimed to be from my bank and source should be checked"
"Claimed to be from my bank Barclays bank. Repeated calls"
"Claimed to be from my bank - said that a transfer of money had taken place"
"Claimed to be from my bank ..moneies with drawn from account.....asking me to use keypad to press 1 for accepting etc"
"Didn't verify their identity . claimed to be from a bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying unauthorised payments are trying to leave account"
"Automated/robocall - "Bank security....""
"Text from this number, pretending to be my bank, but clearly wasn't."
"Claimed to be from my bank NatWest"