"Automated recorded message from Barclays Card for payment to Argos. "Press 1 to continue" message to verify."
Barclays calls
174 community reports tagged Barclays across 122 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Barclays are steady: 1 report in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.8 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 53% 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 Barclays cover 122 different numbers. 9 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 115 · 66%
- Suspicious 57 · 33%
- 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 3
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Morning 6am to 12pm 30
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 93
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Evening 6pm to 12am 48
Latest reports
"Claim to be from barclays bank"
"Some pratt! Has just scared the crap out of my 82 year old mother, pretending to be from Barclays Bank and they needed her to go to the bank and withdrawal all her money. BAR-STWEARDS!"
"They claimed to be from barclays bank - fraud scam"
"Barclays scam"
"Received a text saying they were from Barclays and reviewing a Β£789 transaction with Argos. Told to call this number if not authorised. Suspect scam."
"Text message from apparently Barclays Bank to say a transaction to Ali Al Taxi of 6,000 had been declined by the bank"
"They claimed to be from a company, barclays Bank"
"They claimed to be from a company - Barclays"
"Automated/robocall saying they are from Barclays bank and wanting me to confirm a Β£900 transaction ..."
"They claimed to be from Barclays"
"Scam? Warning of illegal payment on my Barclaycard. I don't own a Barclaycard! Automated/robocall"
"Claimed to be from barclays bank with asking if an Argos charge was from me"
"They claimed to be from a company , Barclays text alert."
"Barclays Fraud prevention"
"They claimed to be from a company Had text to ring this number from Barclays security saying a payment has been scheduled to come out of my account I have no knowledge"
"Just received this spam message pretending to be from Barclays"
"Claimed to be from my bank i arrived home and a message left on my land line saying this is Barclay's investigating fraud and to ring this number a little later i received another call on my mobile with the same message but a different number def a scam"
"said he was from barclays"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying: [Barclays Bank] Our security system detected an unusual transaction of Β£675.88 made from your account on June 12, 2026. To ensure the safety of your funds, this payment has been suspended. If you did not authorize this transaction, please contact us immediately at +448006529991"
"Fake Barclays"
"Scam robocall pretending to be from Barclays."
"Threatened to freeze my acclaim to be Barclays Bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank sent texts left voice clip"