"Called me twice claiming that my name has been used to invest in crypto and that I only need to give them my information and they can recover the funds for me because it was in my name."
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 saying I have an account , which I donβt ."
"The caller said they were a finance investment company using AI to get good results. Pressure to act was used. Evasive answers to quesitons."
"Stated was working with the FBI in relation to money owed for a crypto scam. Sent email with login details to a scam site. [email protected] Also used 07376753258 and 07971426558"
"Said they have details and will refund you money back on investments on a finance crypto. I have never done this"
"Fraudster called about Blockchain"
"They claimed to be from a company , a Krypto company and ask for around 7k"
"They are foreign workers from a call center in the UK, impersonating the FTC and NSA, saying they found your previously scammed crypto and they will give you your money back if you do a video call with them, share all your personal info, banking info and create new crypto accounts. They will steal all your money. Don't talk to them."
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading . A woman called me - she knew my name . Her tone was very aggressive . I did say I don't have a trading account and she said immediately 'Could you tell me what happened whenβ¦' I hang up the phone-call as she made me feel uncomfortable . She did not say who she was and I never had that type of account."
"This number contacts you on WhatsApp saying they are from the Cyprus Financial regulator about CoinBase accounts that have money in them which needs a payment to release funds belonging to victims of past crypto scams."
"Called multiple times , investments, being pressurised, tood them no but said they will keep on calling until I Speak to them and tell them why?? Had around 40 calls from same dialling code but different call centre numbers. Absolute nuisances."
"got a call saying it was the FCA about a crypto scam and getting a refund. All lies."
"High-pressure investment payment demanded"
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading"
"Claimed I had invested money in crypto and I had annuity unclaimed"
"They claimed to be from a company, about investments. I said I wasn't interested. He carried on talking over me and said that my number is being used as a wallet to scam people. I told him that's nonsense and to send the police round to me. I hung up"
"Called about a crypto scam, said they were AI"
"Mentioned Bitcoin or trading"
"Part of a big investment scam trying to say that you have Bitcoin investments from years ago with coin base and then take your money."
"Say i have a lot of money in crypto scammer would not take no for an answer"
"Called from company "Restitution" claiming that we have a wallet in our name worth a few Bitcoin."
"Sounded like a call centre call saying they were from Blockchain support and that they had found a wallet with bitcoin in it that belonged to me and had my email address. They gave some hotmail.com email address that wasnt mine."
"Claimed I had Β£46000 in bitcoins. The information was given to me without any attempt to verify my identity. I have never invested in bitcoins and so I terminated the call."
""Crypto Daily" LOL"