"'bank fraud people' ... £120 train ticket bought blah blah blah"
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 34 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
"Text and call to home number claiming to be from Barclays Fraud team"
"Said they were Barclays fraud team ...scam"
"Knew details of real transactions on your bank account"
"bank card payments"
"Trying to get me to give my bank details for a loan I never asked for !!!"
"I didn't get a call, I got a text saying it was from TSB bank claiming payment had been stopped and to call."
"Trying to get me to give them my bank details for a loan I never asked for!!!"
"They listed my recent spends in order to try a scam"
"Asked for bank details on my mobile. Dangerous. Also rang my house phone in 10 minutes. Sincerely A.H. Number was 07380283407"
"Banking scams. Try take from my Bank account BETFRED £5. DONT REPLY THE SMS MESSAGE from this number."
"Backing scams. Try taking pay from my bank account BETFRED for £5. Dont reply to the text."
"Said they were my bank"
"Said they were Barclays, scammers"
"Said they were barclays"
"Said they were from Barclays Bank Fraud team."
"Pretending to be Barclays wanting details on Christmas Day. Check your banks too, someone spent 22 pounds on uber eats last night. This was a fake payment. Stay safe guys!"
"Said they were Barclays fraud team"
"A voice message to a landline in a convincing English female voice said they were from Barclays fraud team and to call this number right away. They also knew the account holder's full name."
"Said it was Barclays fraud team"
"They told me they were from virgin banking fraud department but they are based Leeds area"
"Another recorded message claimed to be from the bank. My bank said it wasn’t them and was most likely a scam."
"Recorded message saying it was my bank"