"Something didn't feel right Confirming E Bay purchase not made by myself"
Ebay calls
17 community reports tagged Ebay across 12 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Ebay are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.6 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 35% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
94% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Ebay cover 12 different numbers. 2 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 8 · 47%
- Suspicious 8 · 47%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 1 · 6%
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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 4
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 6
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Evening 6pm to 12am 6
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from my bank about a suspicious transaction with eBay"
"Phone number claims to be eBay customer service. Asks to ring you back through social media account."
"They claimed to be from Ebay and said my £1,399 didnt go through and to call the number t speak with and operator"
"Asked me to transfer money TRYING TO SELL A SCAM VAN via ebay ad DO NOT TRUST"
"says its ebay looking for us to set up a new sales system, nonsense. scam artist"
"lloyds eBay purchase - I don't have lloyds XD"
"ebay Customer Services said they will call if I’ve made a request through the online chat."
"Lloyds Bank said they've put a hold on a payment of £899 at eBay. If you didn’t make this transaction, please call them at 02071640051."
"They put fake vehicle adverts on Ebay, Gumtree and Autotrader. After getting a deposit, they take the money and leave. Reported this to greater Manchester police."
"number got from ebay sellers"
"Said she was from Ebay and they wanted to help businesses get bigger. She sounded nervous."
"I rang back the number and the automatic message said 'thanks for calling eBay'. But I havent used eBay for ages lol."
"Text message from "LLOYD" with the one time pass code for eBay was …. And to phone that number if it wasnt you"
"At 20:01 I got a text saying 'Your one time code is xxxxxx for £479.99 to ebay.co,uk. If this wasn't you please call us on 03332070479'. It looked like Lloyds but I am not a customer there."
"Scam message about a pin for eBay from Lloyds."
"Said they were Lloyds about an eBay payment, but it wasn't me, and I don't have Lloyds. I cannot get through when I call them."