"American finance company wanted to see if I wanted to invest. I disconnected the call and blocked them."
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
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading tried to get bank account details and to load malware"
"Told me about my blockchain account and my bitcoin, I have neither of both"
"Reckoned I have Β£72,000 sitting in an unused Crypto account"
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading. Claimed to need to talk to me about a Bitcoin account under my name."
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading - tried to tell me I had a crypto wallet worth alot of money"
"blockchain database cold call"
"They claimed to be from a company saying that I had opened a digital account in 2018 and that they now had access to the bitcoin in it. I have never opened up any digital account or purchased bitcoin, so hung up and blocked."
"Scam caller High-pressure investment pitch"
"Called three times in a row, I picked up on the third ring. Claimed to be from a crypto company and said someone had expressed interest with my phone number. I said that was not me. They did then apologise and end the call, and did not ask me for any further details, so possibly not a scam caller."
"They claimed to be from a company - crypto coin Threatened to freeze my account"
"Pressured me to invest quickly. Complete scam artist"
"Automated/robocall "Hello. This is an automated call from the Prudential compliance division of blockchain. Our records show that your wallet is currently in dormant status, an immediate action is required""
"They claimed to be from a company blockchain support"
"Bit coin scammers"
"Mentioned Bitcoin account on my old email address I don't have access to anymore and pushed for video call, claimed to be in Switzerland"
"Blockchain scammer telling me I have an account with a bitcoin in it."
"Promised high returns on crypto ,can recover deactivated account"
"Said I had Β£78,000 worth of Bitcoins from an account I opened a few years ago - I wish! They claimed to be from a company"
"They said I had a crypto account - so I sung them a lovely song to make the call memorable for them"
"sugggest i had crypto account that i did not have i then hung up ! Mentioned Bitcoin or trading"
"Automated/robocall - block chain wallet is dormant"
"Couldn't determine purpose ref crypto wallet"
"some problem with my bitcoin account"