"Fake vendor asking for money. Donβt engage"
Fake order calls
260 community reports tagged Fake order across 257 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fake order are rising: 15 reports in the last 7 days, up 44% on a usual 10.4 reports a week.
When people report it
Monday is the busiest day for these reports, and 59% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Amazon Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Fake order cover 257 different numbers. 47 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 160 · 62%
- Suspicious 100 · 38%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Amazon 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 4
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Morning 6am to 12pm 74
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 153
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Evening 6pm to 12am 29
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from Amazon and asked for acc details under the pretence 'someone' is trying to put a Β£1000.- purchase through. I don't have card details stored/saved in my inactive Amazon acc. As soon as I told them I was reporting them for fraud, they hung up,"
"But he said, I had ordered some think of Amazon last night, but I hadn't"
"leaves message stating purchased order but no order placed by this company"
"Scam fake EE"
"Pressured me to act fast said Β£700 order placed and if it wasn't me to press 1 to connect to advisor. Scam!"
"Automated caller. Said Β£800 against my Amazon account, If this was me, press 1"
"I didn't receive a call, a Β£100 gift card was purchased through my Amazon account."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and reported that Β£800 had been spent on an apple voucher!"
"Something didn't feel right Confirming E Bay purchase not made by myself"
"Claimed to be from Amazon saying I have ordered something"
"Claimed to be from Amazon they said my account had been charged 8 hundred pounds"
"They claimed to be from Amazon Customer Services asking if I had ordered an IPHONE 17 and if not would I like to cancel the order ? I thought this was a scam so I said I would contact Amazon myself."
"Claimed to be from Amazon , was a foreign accent, was difficult to understand, claimed 'it will cost you Β£699, called at 7.25am"
"Claimed to be from Amazon said my order for Β£790 of goods was being delivered"
"Claimed to be from Amazon ,but have nothing on order from there"
"Claimed to be from my bank , said I spent Β£700 on Amazon and 1130 on exe."
"Claimed to be from Amazon . Told of a 700 pound purchase on credit card."
"Sold me something that I have never received"
"said he was from Amazon and that someone was trying to purchase an iPhone from my account."
"Recorded message stating money had been taken from our Amazon Account"
"Linked to a Window Blind company ( Silver Birch Blinds, Barton - Upon -Humber ) Takes a deposit does not deliver goods."
"They are related to a Driving Instructor scam where they take money for booking, then demand more money just before a lesson and nobody turns up"
"Felt like a scam, claimed to be from airline rep, asking about a trip I did not book."