"Claimed to be from my bank , from the fraud team. 2 calls"
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
"Claimed to be from my bank Had smelly ah breath doo doo mouth"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Said a new direct debit had been rejected and press 0 if I hadn't set one up or 1 if I had. I just hung up."
"Claimed to be from my bank via a recorded message and reported suspicious charges on bank cards from amazon and zoo. Obviously the charges did not exist and it was trying to get me to connect to someone to take control of accounts. Very obvious but as they are still running these scams they must work on some people. If worried never press a button to connect to someone, first hang up and make sure you have disconnected, then ring an official number for your bank which is on a statement or other official communication."
"Claimed to be from my bank but didn't name the bank, clearly a scam."
"Asked for account/card details claimed to be from my bank saying to large amounts of money. Going out and asked for my bank details"
"Called multiple times Its an American accent, we thought they were pretending to be Lloyd's bank and rang off."
"Claimed to be from my bank . Capital One. Mentioned Amazon. Don't use this card for Amazon. Blocked the number."
"Claimed to be from my bank and said “ NATIONWIDE: An unusual attempted payment of £1,500 was detected today to Ahmed Rahman. If you did not authorise this transaction, please contact customer service: 020 8072 7888 immediately.”"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Stated there were suspicious transaction on my card."
"They claimed to be from a company regarding unusual bank transactions. Left voicemail"
"said it was from starling, my old bank account, and some one had been using an account in my name still - Made me suspicious as another call was coming through at same time, and this account was closed, new my name and address though - so pretty concerning."
"Claimed to be from Santander Bank and said I might have been a victim of fraud. Was a recorded message so I hung up - were obviously after my bank details etc."
"Called multiple times. Told me money was going out of an account I don't own and to press 1 to speak to a operator or 2 to approve the transaction."
"They claimed to be from a bank and asked by name for a woman unknown to us, and, as far as we know, not a previous resident. They had our address. My wife took the call and at that point she hung up on the basis that it could be a scam. They didn't get a chance to ask for personal info."
"They claimed to be from a company Nationwide Building Society Claimed to be from my bank"
"Automated/robocall - suggested calling from bank security to advise erroneous charges on card from Amazon and Zoo. Gives 2 options press 1 to cancel call or press 2 to talk to adviser"
"Automated/robocall - suggested calling from bank security to advise erroneous charges on card from Amazon and Zoo. Gives 2 options press 1 to cancel call or press 2 to talk to adviser"
"Claimed to be from my bank 'Santander claimed to have rejected a payment for £1,079.99 - call this number if you don't recognise it' - clearly suspicious"
"They claimed to be from a company 'Santander claimed to have rejected a payment for £1,079.99 - call this number if you don't recognise it' - clearly suspicious Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank Two withdrawals Press 1 Or 2 if if wasn’t me"
"Claimed to be from my bank but definitely not. said there had been charges on my account - I hung up"
"Claimed to be from my bank stating charges had been made to my account. didn't listen to the rest of the message as my bank would never call like this"
"SAID PAYMENTS HAD GONE OUT ON MY CARD CLaimed to be from my bank"