"Claimed to be from my bank and that I had suspicious charges on my card"
Bank impersonation calls
228 community reports tagged Bank impersonation across 217 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Bank impersonation are steady: 26 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 24.6 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 217 different numbers. 145 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 117 · 52%
- Suspicious 104 · 47%
- Unknown 2 · 1%
- Safe 0 · 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 4
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Morning 6am to 12pm 65
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 115
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Evening 6pm to 12am 39
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from Santander fraud prevention"
"Claimed to be from Santander fraud prevention"
"Claimed to be from my bank RECORDED MESSAGE PROBABLY AI"
"automated call from "bank security department"."
"Asked me to transfer money scam"
"Bank βsecurityβ unusual payments made!"
"Claimed to be from my bank and saying money taken from amazon account asking you to press button 1"
"Called multiple times about bank account"
"Claimed to be from my bank and said add me on WhatsApp"
"Claimed to be from my bank stating that two unauthorised payments had been deducted and to contact them by pressing '1' or '2' to speak to the 'bank contact'."
"Claimed to be from my bank stating that two unauthorised payments had been deducted and to contact them by pressing '1' or '2' to speak to the 'bank contact'."
"claims to be a Chase Bank employee but is a UK number."
"Said they were from my bank hsbc and someone was asking for Β£700 payment for argos this is not my bank I put the phone down"
"Claimed to be from my bank details set up"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Said there were 2 transactions one from Amazon for Β£99 and a second one which was unclear."
"Claimed to be from my bank , asking me to add their number to WhatsApp on voicemail."
"Claimed to be from my bank about a train ticket purchase"
"email from bank confirming setup direct debit phone this number ASAP if this is not you"
"Claimed to be from my bank secunity team"
"Claimed to be from my bank asking me to call back as suspicious activity on my card"
"Recorded bank security"
"Claimed to be from my bank security. Recorded message. Put pjone down"
"Claimed to be from my bank. "Bank Security" has seen possible fraudulent use of my card on 2 occasions, if this is correct "press 1" or if not true "press 2"."