"Claimed to be from my bank and said I had been subject to an identity clone"
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"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Fake bank security call. Just hung up."
"Said they were from my bank"
"Called straight back after card charges were flagged up from a text message."
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my M & S BANK"
"Bank scam, please be aware. Got a call from Glasgow, Scotland."
"said there were 2 debits on my account and did i reconise them when i asked for the last 4 digits of my account number they hung up definately scam"
"automated female voice call saying they were from the bank and that 2 withdrawals had been made."
"Called me many times, when I pick up they hang up or ask me to check my info because of fraud on my account."
"Called supposedly from the bank about misuse of my credit card."
"Several messages and calls about fraud on my Barclays cards"
"Got a text saying there had been suspicious activity on my card. But the card number they gave was an old one that doesnt exist anymore"
"Pretending to be from Barclays Fraud dept"
"Pretending to be from a bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank - recorded message requesting a call back"
"Claimed to be from my bank 'virgin money'"
"Think this is a scammer as they said it was my bank calling about two payments on my card - one from Amazon for £x and the other I can’t recall - called our landline twice today already."
"Said they were Barclays, used two phones, one to Barclays and one to my Dad. Took £6500 out of his account."
"called from natwest bank. said they were stopping a payment of £735.63. we dont have a bank account with them."
"This number rang my landline. I was waiting for a call so I answered, and an automated voice just said 'Hello'. Then it started telling me about fraudulent activity on my bank account. Because I wasn't addressed by name, I immediately hung up."
"Put a transaction into our bank account then rang us saying it looked like fraud and wanted us to confirm the transaction number. When I said no and told him it was a scam he got abusive and started making threats."