"Claimed to be from my bank ASKED FOR A REPLY"
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 used sexual slur and insults, called me a prostitute and asked my rates, highly inappropriate language"
"Claimed to be from my bank asking me to authorise payments from my account. I ended the call!"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Call states 2 fake transactions, one from Amazon and one from Zoom, both fake, aiming to trick you into speaking to one of their fake advisers."
"Claimed to be from my bank put phone down straight away, no bank name or asking for account holder"
"Claimed to be from my bank asked for personal details to prove identity. indian sounding lady."
"Claimed to be from my bank saying a direct debit had been set up"
"3rd of 3 numbers attached to this scam. Asked for personal info . Pretended to be from Vodafone, with an offer for long term customers. Gained access to my google account, and tried to get a bank request verified. Got angry when code wasn't given to them. When I said I would call them back, they said my phone number would be cut off."
"Claimed to be from my bank . They didn't even name it!"
"automated -said they were the bank - didn't say which bank. said two amounts were due to come out today - wanted me to press one number to allow and one number to talk to someone. I hung up."
"Claimed to be from my bank (but didn't mention the name of a bank, just "Bank security department"), then asked to press 1 or 2 for options."
"AI bank phishing scam"
"Claim re two payments, one modest, one much larger, to Amazon Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank Asked me to transfer money Threatened to freeze my account Asked me to transfer money be asked me to transfer money"
"scam ,trying taking money out your bank."
"They claimed to be from a company bank money gone out of my account Claimed to be from my bank"
"WhatsApp message received from +1(908) 244-3936 claiming an attempted Direct Debit transaction has been stopped for security reasons and to call 020 8072 4565 immeditely. Bank impersonation scam Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank .. said there was a suspicious payment in Argos of £300.. ting if wasn’t me."
"Asked for personal info said they were bank fraud asked for card details I just hung up phone"
"Claimed to be from my bank said suspicious activity on my account said Amazon was trying to take 2 amounts of £99 press 1 to allow transaction and 2 to connect to the bank never mentioned which bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank . A supposed fraud team from Natwest."
"Automated/robocall - claiming to be from my bank and that a direct debit had been set up."
"Claimed to be from my bank asked for personal details i asked for a number to call back to make sure they were legit and he hung up on me"
"Claimed to be from my bank asked for my card info"