"Claimed to be from my bank, said a transaction was trying to come out and it had been stopped and asked to contact them."
Bank impersonation calls
1,032 community reports tagged Bank impersonation across 928 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Bank impersonation are steady: 20 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 33.9 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 928 different numbers. 120 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 617 · 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 267
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 535
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Evening 6pm to 12am 217
Latest reports
"Automated/robocall , AI scam bank caller demanding info"
"Claimed to be from bank fraud"
"Claimed to be from my bank, suggesting unusual activity on my debit card and credit card."
"Claimed to be from my bank asking to approve payment of Β£700 to unknown"
"Claimed to be from my bank Claim unauthorised payment and press 1 to call back. I never complied."
"Claimed to be from my bank - Barclays approved credit card"
"Claimed to be from my bank regarding account"
"claim to be bank security had 2 calls today."
"Claimed to be from my bank. Text message received from mobile no 07523076861 asking to ring back on this number immediately, as new payee was set up on my account that I had nothing to do with. check with the bank they said they have not sent me any text message it was not from them."
"Claimed to be from my bank. Text message received from this mobile no asking to call different land line number 02030190039 immediately, as new payee been set up that had nothing to do with me."
"Automated/robocall - Claiming that "your bank has received 2 suspicious transactions..." hung up at that point as my banks fraud section never robocalls for that type of call, and never calls from a mobile number..."
"Automated Caller Claimed to be from my bank asking for confirmation of suspicious transactions Press 1 for accept transactions and 2 to speak to security team. Pressed 2 and a real person (native UK Accent) answered. Very poor connection, very quiet and timid - didnt seem to know what card the transactions were on asked for latest transactions (card unused for 9 months so none!) was already wary, asked for number to call him back - he hungup"
"pretended to be from my bank"
"Woman's voice, sounded like a robot, announcing itself as "Bank Security""
"Automated voice, Claimed to be from my bank"
"bank security re charges on amazon scam ?"
"scam bank security"
"Scam bank call. Lloyds dont fall for it"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying they are bank security"
"Recorded message about bank fraud, a scam."
"Claimed to be from my bank, asking for confirmation to make payments to Amazon & Zoom."
"Automated/robocall Said they were calling from my bank but did not specify which bank. Reported unusual purchases were being made in my name from Amazon. Gave prices but did not identify exactly what the purchases were."
"claimed to be the bank telling my 97 year old father in law that money had been taken from his bank account Claimed to be from my bank"