"They claimed to be from a company UKFAFT claiming to get you a refund on any monies lost due to online transactions eg Buying Crypto or large purchases. Ver persistant kept ringing back on 2-3 different numbers incl 07729256516 07981952804 Person by name of [REDACTED] Asked me to prove my Bank Identity account was in my name & a ballance by sending pics to [REDACTED] wanted to send me a link via whatsapp but i said i didnt use."
Crypto investment calls
192 community reports tagged Crypto investment across 190 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Crypto investment are steady: 7 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 5.6 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 63% 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 Crypto Scam (Binance, Bitcoin, etc).
Numbers used
Reports tagged Crypto investment cover 190 different numbers. 25 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 142 · 74%
- Suspicious 45 · 23%
- Unknown 5 · 3%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Crypto Scam (Binance, Bitcoin, etc)
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 39
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 120
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Evening 6pm to 12am 33
Latest reports
"Offered to recover crypto I had lost . Fake Company . Scammers"
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading regarding previous scam by Momentum"
"An Automated/robocall which claims you have a frozen/idle wallet and prompts you to get a call back from them."
"All ready knew my phone number email and tried to say i had a bitcoin account with money in and wanted bank details"
"Fake detective saying your number has been identified for large crypto transactions. Stupid scammers trying to intimidate people. Same stupid script they always have"
""you have 3.5 bitcoin in your account"... Mentioned Bitcoin or trading"
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading they said my full name and asked if I remembered setting up / being involved with a crypto account / bitcoin."
"Scam about crypto, want you to share your screen"
"This originates from TikTok when you want to buy products I contact you through WhatsApp and then itβs a scam. They try to get more money and want you to send money either in crypto or Taptap Send to another country."
"Number not recognised. Text message claiming to be from HMRC and looking for more details of crypto currency I sold last year. The web address given by them looks suspect"
"This person telephoned me this evening claiming to be from a company that would help me regain access to my Ledger crypto wallet. I do not have any problem with my crypto wallet. My details were, however, hacked from Ledger's servers some years ago and must now be on the dark web."
"Promised high returns on crypto , persistant with phone calls"
"Promised high returns on crypto b"
"repeatedly rings on cryptocurrency I never had"
"Says my cryptocurrency withdrawal is ready for final processing. Need verification and sent a link. forwarded to 7726 and blocked. If you receive such message, don't clink on the link. Report and block."
"Text gave a support number to ring. from 'cryptocom'"
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading frozen account with bitcoin in value of Β£47000 they help unfreeze it"
"Offers crypto"
"Scam. Automated call claiming to be from Crypto.com and there is an attempted login on the account."
"Scam. Automated call claiming to be from Crypto.com and there is an attempted login on the account."
"Called saying they are responding to my interest inb Cryto. I havent filled anything in or applied for anything."
"Called by this number when I said I wasn't interested and swore I was putting the phone down. Caller was Rude and threatening. They claimed I had been interested in crypto and were following up. SCAM"
"Automated/robocall, claiming to be binance"