"They claimed to be from Barclays bank Asked for personal info I immediately put phone down. Asked for account/card details"
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
"Text message- Claimed to be from Barclays bank regarding a declined payment"
"Asked me to call to verify a direct debit set up on my account but I donβt bank with Barclays"
"automated call claiming to be from Barclays (who I have no accounts with) telling me they had stopped a large payment of over Β£700 to Argos and for me to press 1 for more information"
"said was from Barclays (who I have no account with) and they had stopped a payment to Argos and for me to press 1 for further details"
"Got a text message claiming to be from Barclays asking to confirm a pending amount of money or call this number to dispute."
"Claimed to be from my bank Automated call tells about a suspicious payment being declined and press 1 if you didnt make this payment A man answers and claims it is from Barclays bank Asks for your name ad Date of Birth. Hung up and called Barclaycard fraud prevention and was confirmed it was a scam"
"They claimed to be from Barclays Bank"
"They claimed to be from a company - Barclays. I hung up"
"Claimed to be Barclays Bank but is a scammer Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claiming to be Barclays, asks you to call back Just had this number call both my numbers. Even after one call Iβm suspicious anyway but then considering one of my numbers is not connected to my Barclays, I then searched it and here I am! After calling Barclays, Iβve reported the number to Barclays at [email protected]. Do not engage!!"
"Said they were from Barclays"
"They claimed to be from my Bank. Text claimed to be from Barclays Bank Security Notice from number 07490326802 claiming some money is about to come out of my Barclays Bank account which I don't have (No Barclays Bank Account) in favour of Argos Limited on 20-05-2026, which is today, and my confirmation is required. Asked to call 08001026059 if in doubt to contact the bank and verify Claimed to be from my bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank Barclays, I don't have a Barclays account"
"Text claiming to be from Barclays, advising of new device making a payment, and asking me to ring a number."
"They claimed to be from Barclays asking me to call the number..."
"Barclays payemnt approval line"
"Said he was calling from Barclays Bank"
"They claimed to be from a company Barclays saying my accounts have been compromised. Asked for personal info"
"Message saying a direct debit set up Barclays asking to telephone a number"
"Female machine voice said they were Barclays and some changes had been done in Barclays- if this was not you press .... i ignored and hung up, checked my bank and nothing had been done so its a scam"
"Several messages and calls about fraud on my Barclays cards"
"Pretending to be from Barclays Fraud dept"
"Left an automated message on my answer machine saying they were from the Barclays fraud department. No chance I am calling it back."