"scam call pretending to be about missold car finance"
Car finance calls
166 community reports tagged Car finance across 152 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Car finance are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.3 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 57% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
97% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Car finance cover 152 different numbers. 5 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 111 · 67%
- Suspicious 50 · 30%
- Unknown 4 · 2%
- Safe 1 · 1%
Most common call type: Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance 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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 45
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 94
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Evening 6pm to 12am 26
Latest reports
"Said they were a company for car finance claims"
"Tele Market PCP car finance asking if I'd bought cars before 2024....left them on hold so they could talk amongst themselves."
"Knew my name, motor finance claim scam, even tho Iβve had company cars."
"This text message claimed to be from Motorway wanting me to accept my Volkswagen's valuation before it runs out. It's clearly fake. I won't deal with a Volkswagen. I've informed my network provider about this scam."
"Called about a claim I made regarding car finance but wouldnβt give the name of the car until I answered data protection questions. I refused to provide details."
"Called my work mobile to say I'm owed compensation for car finance that I've never had."
"They said it was about car finance reclaim"
"Wanted to speak about being in a car crash last year. I told them not had an accident in my life,, hung up on me"
"Asked about car finance if I had a car on finance in last 20 yrs. I said yes, but then it sounded like AI but wasnt sure - had background noise in as well, very good. When I said I work from home and not able to talk now -and when I was asked about AM or PM call back it didn't sound right. then cut off."
"SCAM FULL TIME CAR SCAM"
"PCP sales calling every day and weekends"
"some car finance scammer called, definitely UK based, about me being owed a car finance refund. They were talking over me when I said I was a dead person. I put it under the TV and the idiot was still going on. lol. blocked. definitely a scam. also uses 07441908743."
"Said they were calling about mis sold car finance but I could hear her whispering to someone saying why's she not getting the message, I keep trying."
"a scammer about car finance"
"a car financing scammer called, definitely UK based, saying I was owed a refund on car finance. He spoke over me. I told him he was talking to a dead person and put the phone under the tv. He was still talking! lol. Blocked. Definitely a scam. Also uses 07441946019"
"Motor finance called saying I had a claim with them, but i dont."
"Said they had some info about car finance I had before - not true"
"Car finance scam"
"Said I had a standing order for a car company through Barclays. I dont have Barclays account"
"Recorded message talking about car finance. Now blocked"
"I think this was a car finance company, who have bothered me all the time since asking about loans. They say no pressure but have a very organised referral process upline."
"This London number called, I looked it up and the last 3 digits are the same as scam callers for solar panels or car finance"
"Mis-sold car finance."