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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
"Scam phone call, trying to take Β£789.00 from my account... Press 1 to speak to someone..."
"Said they were from the Barclays fraud team"
"looks like it was from Barclays but the number isn't one i was told to use"
"Fraud. These Aholes wont give up. They ring upto 5 times a day. They new my name and asked "have I received my banking documents". I tell them nicely to stop but they keep calling every day!"
"I got a call from this number, who said that they worked at Lloyd's bank"
"They claimed to be from a bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank falsely claiming 1000s authorised by visa so hung up and blocked number. Very dodgy scammer"
"The caller said two payments had been taken from my bank."
"Said he was from Tide banking. I told him I wouldnβt give any banking details over the phone. He said okay, goodbye."
"Recorded message about two recent transactions on my bank account! Hung up!!!"
"Said they were from Barclays and were talking to me. Sounded really authentic. A message that calls would be recorded for training and a well spoken English male on the phone"
"HALIFAX: Your OTP CODE is 383899 for STRIPE LTD for Β£837.93. NOT YOU? Call 02071268622 NOW"
"Got a text saying it was from Halifax bank asking to approve a purchase for over Β£800. Scam!"
"Offered a OTP code to authorise payment for Stripe Ltd."
"Natwest banking scam"
"Natwest banking scam"
"Scam call saying my bank card was used for fraud. They didn't say who they were so its a scam. Be careful!!!"
"Said it was a total scam from Virgin Money about fraud on our account near Aberdeen. We called the bank while he was on the phone and the scammer got angry. He said if we ended the call we couldn't get our money back if we got scammed. When we rang back, he now said he was from Halifax bank."
"Scam phone call said to be from Barclays"
"Said they were pretending to be Santander."
"Text message said it was from Halifax"
"02071268622 sent me a message claiming they were Halifax bank"
"automatted call said there was card fraud but didnt say which account or bank name - fishing for details"