"Automated voice said they were bank security"
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
"They claimed to be from a bank saying my card is bolcked."
"Asked for personal info to my bank account tryed to get money"
"Claimed to be from the bank. Said unauthorised transaction Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank requiring me to post my bank card to a personnel house to prevent a fraudulent payment"
"Claimed to be from my bank. not answered. claiming to be from my Natwest card"
"Claimed to be from my bank Saying my card is being used"
"Claimed to be from my bank .. received text from a different number 07934697067 telling me to call this number as someone had added my bank card details to their computer."
"said they were from the fraud squad about a 780 pounds withdrawal that I had made"
"Claimed to be from my bank security department"
"Claimed to be from my bank asking if I had applied for mobile banking on new phone"
"scam says from bank security"
"Claimed to be from my bank but was clearly a Scam call. I donβt know the phone companies are not able to trace the ownership of these phone numbers so that these [profanity] can be arrested for the misery they are causing"
"Claimed to be from my bank automated line not quite right - hang up!"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Claimed card compromised"
"Automated/robocall claiming to be my bank - said about unauthorised payments form my bank card. To press 3 to continue."
"Claimed to be from a bank fraud line"
"Claimed to be from my bank !"
"Claimed to be from my bank and said there were fraudulent transactions on my account"
"Claimed to be from my bank Said a transaction had been made on my account for train fare Automated call"
"07411935436 call to Edinburgh land-line 30/06/26 @ 13.01. Scam credit card list of fictitious charges left on answering service."
"A possible scam call about bank security"
"Claimed to be from my bank, said a payment was being held and to select a number to go through. Hung up and called my bank, the call was false"
"They claimed to be from a company regarding bank withdrawel"