"Called multiple times - They purported to be from Three (3) mobile and promised me a new sim card at a better rate. Also asked for a credit card number to charge a refundable Β£0.01p. I was duped. Cancelled credit card and Three (3) mobile picked up as a fraud as the scammer ordered anew phone on my account."
Fake refund calls
43 community reports tagged Fake refund across 43 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fake refund are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.1 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 58% 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 Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Fake refund cover 43 different numbers. 5 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 30 · 70%
- Suspicious 13 · 30%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance 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 10
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 25
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Evening 6pm to 12am 7
Latest reports
"My spam call about reclaim tax refund"
"Said they were from Emirate airlines said that had refunded money to my account, no refund had been received, they needed another 1300GBP so that booking can be made and tickets could be issued ,Told them no until refund received. VERY pushy."
"Scam, pretending to be from Amazon and saying an item needs to be returned with a refund waiting for you."
"some car finance scammer called, definitely UK based, about me being owed a car finance refund. They were talking over me when I said I was a dead person. I put it under the TV and the idiot was still going on. lol. blocked. definitely a scam. also uses 07441908743."
"a car financing scammer called, definitely UK based, saying I was owed a refund on car finance. He spoke over me. I told him he was talking to a dead person and put the phone under the tv. He was still talking! lol. Blocked. Definitely a scam. Also uses 07441946019"
"Scammers, first they tried taking payment from an old card, then rang pretending to warn me - double scam."
"Offered refund on car loan, uses ai, when asked if he can hear you dont say yes cause they use it"
"Caller first asked, CAN YOU HEAR ME? Sounded suspicious straight away, then went on to say I could get compensation for car financial misselling. I told him not to call again and hung up. Then I blocked the number."
"They said they are a car claim, offering cash or cheque refund in 14 days, but first I had to open a SMS and confirm my date of birth."
"Letter arrived. which also had my NI Number , saying I was owed a tax refund and i should contact them so as to give them my bank details. Also the letter layout looks legit, but the phone number did not match HMRC contact number which you can find on Gov .UK website."
"Refund call for car finance"
"Said they were from BT about a refund"
"Indian lady had a terrible command of English. Was asking for bank details for an HMRC refund. Clearly a scam."
"Trying to say I had to pay for a smart meter from 5 years ago π"
"I got a text, said it was from Amazon, saying I can get a refund and to click the link. I donβt even have an Amazon account! Looks real, be careful."
"Caller said they were from CCP Refunds but had no details"
"Scam bank refund"
"scammers doing the refund scam"