"Claimed to be from my bank saying my card had been charged for two transactions"
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
"said that there had been suspicious payments from bank account, Asian accent, when asked which bank he hung up."
"Bank Fraud Scam!!!"
"said they were from a bank"
"Scam caller wanting your bank details for fake refunds."
"Pretended to be my bank and asked me to confirm I did not want ยฃ900 taken out of my account. It was not my bank, and good luck to them because I'm broke af"
"Claimed to be from my bank and had two suspicious purchases this morning one of ยฃ99 and one of ยฃ700"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Claimed from fraud squad checking if money taken from account was me?"
"Said it was Bank Security - didn't listen to any more of message"
"Claimed to be from my bank .never gave the name of the bank just straight to say there might be fraudulent activity over my account . Said Amazon and another company which the6sayd I had not used over the account. Amazon I had so to me this is a scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying amazon had taken a lot of money"
"Said they was from bank security"
"Scam from someone claiming to be from bank security"
"this number claimed to be automated from my Bank"
"claimed to be bank security department"
"Claimed to be from my bank (Barclays), wanted to ask 'security questions', asked if I had mobile banking. I've been caught before by scammers so refused info - they kept up the pretence of being the bank and wanted to give me a number to call back."
"Claimed to be from my bank ASKING MY NAME AND TRYING TO GET PERSONEL DETAILS"
"Automated/robocall left message requesting callback claiming to be Barclays Bank."
"Claimed to be from my bank and said my card is blocked even though itโs a different bank"
"Called on 10.07.2026 at 12.04 pm. Recorded message saying call was from my bank security department saying two large payments were requested, one from Amazon for over ยฃ1k. Have had similar call before where they ask you to press 1 if you agree payment . I hung up as I have previous checked with bank and was assured their security would not proceed in this manner. This is a dangerous scam."
"Claimed to be from my bank. Wanted me to confirm 2 big payments."
"Claimed to be from my bank stating I had had suspicious activity"
"Claimed to be from my bank susupicious withdrawals"
"claimed to be fraud prevention from master card. confirmed personal info for ID, c'contacted" Manchester Police. "PC Emma VClayton" called and starting to describe how they would have to collect all my cards by courier!!! I sniffed a rat. It was a rat. Credit card is fine."