"Number not recognised. Claimed to be Barclays Bank and alerted recipient to an attempted fraudulent transaction on their account. Looks like a scam."
Fake transaction alert calls
211 community reports tagged Fake transaction alert across 204 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert are steady: 19 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 23.5 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 65% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert cover 204 different numbers. 139 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 95 · 46%
- Suspicious 108 · 52%
- Unknown 4 · 2%
- Safe 0 · 0%
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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 48
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 135
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Evening 6pm to 12am 24
Latest reports
"Automated voice claiming to be from Aviva and telling me there were 2 suspicious transactions on my account, one for £799, the other for a much smaller amount which I can’t remember. I’m not even sure Aviva offer financial accounts and I certainly don’t have one. I was told to press 1 to authorise them? I hung up but my assumption is that I would have been asked for some personal or financial details with which they would take money. Incidentally this call wasn’t long after a call from a “Cheltenham” no. telling me that there was a suspicious £800 transaction on Amazon, also reported."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and mentioned suspicious activity of a transaction on my account for £800. I don’t have any credit account with Amazon and only ever pay as I order. Told to press 1 if it wasn’t me. I didn’t and a reporting now. Automated voice as well."
"Claimed to be from my bank Stating a payment had been paused"
"Claimed to be from my bank Standard scam call reporting unusual transactions - £99 to Amazon, £699 elsewhere."
"Called multiple times, said they were calling from bank security, and that I had 2 suspicious transactions on my account from zoom and amazon. Asked me to press a number to submit further details."
"Felt like a scam, unclear message about an amount on visa online shopping and to press 1 to cancel payment"
"Automated/robocall claimed suspicious activity on card. Amazon £99 and another for £199 . Total nonsense."
"They claimed to be from a company Curry's. Asked to confirm a transaction"
"Claimed to be from my bank authorising a payment to currys"
"Claimed to have declined a transaction and this number is given to contact to discuss, however this number does not match the fraud hotline number on the banks website and the text message was from an unknown number. Also included details, such as a reference number, that are not usually included."
"Felt pressured to act. Claimed to be Currys P.C. World with an order costing £699.99 going to be sent out and to dial "1" for further information."
"Said they Santander, reporting an a blocked payment to Amazon? Blocked and reported call"
"They claimed to be from a company santander about a payment for quikfix bedford for £245 i dont bank with them"
"Automated/robocall . From Bank security (no bank name) saying two suspicious transactions on my card. £199 from Amazon and £899 from Zoom."
"Suggested Amazon payments which I have never used recommending in my bank account I and to press 1 if I approved. As the female caller did not say which bank I was suspicious and have contacted and been assured no Amazon payments lodged with my accounts and will delete call from this number"
"Said i had money taken out of my card.They mentioned an amount.But i cut them straight off"
"Automated/robocall saying bank account issue"
"Automated/robocall claiming to be from security services regarding 2 suspicious transactions. Followed in under 5 minutes by same call from a different number."
"Claimed to be from Amazon said my account had been debited"
"Claimed to be from my bank Asked me to transfer money . Also sent logo’s email and sms text to confirm that it was from my bank. Claimed there had been some fraudulent transactions in my account then asked to confirm 2 payments from my banking app to replace the money taken from my account. Also asked to continue the conversation on WhatsApp and then wanted me to activate screen sharing at which point I hung up and called the bank fraud team."
"Claim to have flagged a payment from my account to a company I didn’t recognise."
"Claimed to be from my bank that unauthorised payments requested"
"Claimed to be from my bank spending on card"