"Claimed to be from my bank and asked me to call this number"
Bank impersonation calls
1,031 community reports tagged Bank impersonation across 927 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Bank impersonation are steady: 19 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 927 different numbers. 121 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 616 · 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 266
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 535
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Evening 6pm to 12am 217
Latest reports
"Claimed to be Barclays Bank but is a scammer Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claiming to be Barclays, asks you to call back Just had this number call both my numbers. Even after one call Iβm suspicious anyway but then considering one of my numbers is not connected to my Barclays, I then searched it and here I am! After calling Barclays, Iβve reported the number to Barclays at [email protected]. Do not engage!!"
"Claimed to be from my bank and says about money for an account I closed"
"Called to check if I had made a purchase that got declined"
"Claimed to be from my bank, asking for confirmation to make payments to Amazon & Zoom."
"Claimed to be from my bank , asking for confirmation to make payments to Amazon & Zoom."
"Watch out, its a scam. They pretend to be Royal Bank, and want you to ring them regarding a transaction."
"Automated message claimed fraudulent transactions had been identified by my (unamed) bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank Barclays, I don't have a Barclays account"
"scammers acting like they are your bank's security"
"Said he was from HSBC bank. Seemed dodgy (about a payment that might not be authorised) because it would probably show up right away as a bank."
"Claimed to be from my bank . Said I had a suspicious Amazon payment. I hadn't so I hung up. Obviously not my bank although they used a recorded message. No buttons pressed."
"Didn't verify their identity said they were from my bank but did not name the bank."
"Claimed to be from my bank . Suggested that someone had tried to pay Β£999 to carphone warehouse."
"Caller said he was the bank security department. Did not say which bank. He told me there had been unauthorised transactions on my visa card. As I do not have a visa card I did not worry."
"Claimed to be from my bank implied I have used my bank card on websites that are suspicious and asked me to call them back. I know my bank doesn't interact with me this way."
"Claims to be from a bank (not mine) and says I have transferred some money by Google Pay"
"Connected to a scam banking email."
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Scam caller, tried saying there was a charge of over Β£700 on my bank card"