"They claimed to be from a company bank security"
Bank Security calls
177 community reports tagged Bank Security across 174 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Bank Security are rising: 10 reports in the last 7 days, up 52% on a usual 6.6 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 54% 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 Security cover 174 different numbers. 44 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 112 · 63%
- Suspicious 63 · 36%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 2 · 1%
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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 55
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 96
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Evening 6pm to 12am 26
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from my bank advising a new direct debit had been created and to contact another telephone number with a reference number"
"suspicious transactions on 'my card' Press 1 to allow transactions. 2 to talk to 'bank security dept'"
"Recorded voice claiming to be from Bank Security Department regarding a couple of suspicious debits. I closed the call"
"Claimed to be from bank security."
"said they were from bank security about some unusual transactions"
"Didn't verify their identity Warned me of two suspicious payment, but i didn't get what account he was talking about. I asked his name and for hint to email me details of the payments. He rang off saying nothing."
"Claimed to be from my bank ,said suspicious payment on my bank card ?"
"Said they were 'bank security' and told me about two unusual payments on my card, but it was clearly a scam."
"auto messages about Bank Security - probably scam dont call back"
"Claimed to be from my bank security department. Automated."
"Auto message saying Bank Security - likely scammer"
"Automated/robocall Some woman told me she was calling from 'Bank Security' and my bank card had been used to buy a train ticket in Scotland. Caller did not what bank she was calling from or use my name. A feeble SCAM attempt."
"They said they were from bank security. I put phone down as it was automated."
"Number given in text message claiming to be from my bank"
"Text. Claimed to be from my bank about a temporarily frozen payment. Asking me to call."
"Claimed to be from my bank Regarding a transfer"
"Bank security scam They claimed to be from a company"
"Said they were bank security"
"Automated/robocall Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 11.43 hours I received a telephone call from 07377935991. There was a female recorded voice purporting to be from Security at my bank although the name of the bank was not mentioned. This recorded voice said two purchase have been made against my account, one from Amazon and the other from (I did not get the name) and as I do not normally make purchases from either to Press 1 if I had not made these purchases or Press 2 if I had made these purchases and payment should go ahead. It was obviously a fraudulent telephone call/a scam so without doing or saying anything I disconnected the telephone call."
"07846 066 829 is a banking scam - in my case purporting to be from open reach"
"They claimed to be from a company Bank Security saying had an unusal payment of Β£120 on my card for booking a train ticket. Unsurprisningly nothing was on my card or my apps for this"
"Claimed to be from my bank, and to be looking to verify a payment of 799 pounds, said press 1 for support"
"Claimed to be from bank security. Refered to a charge to amazon and to zoom. Same message next day from 07442850483. Same voice."