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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
"They claimed that I had ordered a smartphone from Amazon - I had not."
"Mentioned suspicious activity, asked me to provide a verification code provided via WhatsApp from Amazon. Threatened to fulfill a fraudulent order for an iPhone if I didnโt."
"aMEX CLAIMING WE HAD BOUGHT AN ITEM FROM aRGOS"
"Said problem with my order (iPhone 14) i jeve never ordered."
"Claimed to be from Amazon Insisting someone had purchased and IPhone on my Amazon account and he needed details to send it to me"
"Automated/robocall claiming to be from a NISA, falsely claimed there'd had been a suspicious purchase on Amazon for ยฃ799."
"Claimed to be from Amazon . Told me someone had ordered iPhone on my account. Canada and India using my account. Nope. Checked straight away. All fine. Anyway Amazon don't ring you"
"Messages saying theyโre my eldest child, using a friends phone because theirs is broken. Can I transfer ยฃ1900 for a new phone. I have no living children! Evil scammers"
"CLAIMED AMAZON HAD TAKEN 750 POUNDS FROM MY CARD."
"Hacked Amazon account and tried to transfer gift cards to this number"
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade by saying my sim card will stop working and that I'll be getting a new one in the next couple of days"
"They claimed to be from a company , Amazon, and said I had been charged hundreds of pounds from my account and to get in touch with them . It was an automated message."
"Claimed to be from Amazon .Suggesting someone had ordered item in wife's name."
"Automated/robocall then stated they were from Amazon. They were not, it was a scam."
"Claimed to be from Amazon, asking if I'd placed an order for an iPhone in the last 24 hours, then saying someone had, asking me to confirm this or not. I mentioned that the line was bad a couple of times (which it was), when they started calling me a [profanity]."
"Claimed to be from Amazon said I had placed an order for an iphone 15 for ยฃ699 said I hadn't and they hung up"
"Scam call saying he was from Amazon regarding an attempted Iphone 16 purchase"
"Claimed to be from Amazon security about an order for an iPhone. No order placed and nothing showing for this order on my account."
"Scam number, trying to get Amazon account details from me. Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Said my Amazon Prime was going to be automatically renewed. I do not have Prime"
"They claimed to be from a company saying they Amazon and someone trying to purchase ยฃ800 phone from my account"
"Claimed to be from Amazon asked if I had ordered an iPhone, told her to bโโger off"
"They claimed to be from a company - Amazon. I was told I had ordered an iphone and they would send me a code to cancel. I said I would use my Amazon app, but they said I could only cancel with the code"