"Said they were pretending to be from NatWest about a fraud alert."
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 from my bank"
"Didn't verify their identity claim to be investigating bank actions"
"Claimed to be from my bank advising of suspicious activity - hung up"
"Claimed to be from my bank , telling me two companies Zoom and Amazon have tried to take over Β£700 from my account. Press one to confirm two to cancel"
"Making out itβs a bank number"
"Got a call from this number, saying that someone had been trying to get into my bank account. Didn't say which bank. Hung up."
"They claimed to be from Lloyds corporate card fraud department trying to get me to give them an authorisation no. sent to my phone for a transaction they said was pending I said it wasn't a transaction I had made and they said they needed the code to cancel the transaction. I didn't give it to them as this would have confirmed the transaction as valid I just hung up on them. They have tried calling back. My card had a trigger risk activated so I knew there had been fraudulent activity on my card over the weekend"
"Asked about my bank info dont dont"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Message supposedly from Lloyd's bank querying a payment"
"Automated/robocall - claimed to be from Santander and to have blocked a suspected fraudulent transaction on my debit card. I have not banked with Santander for 15 years"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"They claimed to be from a company bank with fraud"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Just another fake bank security scammer"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Claimed that charges from Amazon and Zoom had been made on my account, they said they were ringing as I do not use these services. They neglected to say which bank. Gave 2 options :- press 1 to cancel payment, press 2 to confirm."
"Claimed to be from my bank IN A TEXT MESSAGE"
"The caller tried to act like he was from my bank, said there were fake charges on my credit card, then tried to get my 'OLD' card number so I could get a new card! Because he didn't get my details, he started swearing and said he would come and beat me up. Not subtle!"
"The usual try to get bank details and stuff but they were not very good."
"scam saying that payments have been made on my card and to get in touch with my bank to stop those payments"
"Claimed to be from my bank"