"said there had been attempts to charge large amounts to my visa card and i should press 1. i hung up."
Fake transaction alert calls
753 community reports tagged Fake transaction alert across 723 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert are steady: 31 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 27.8 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday 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
99% 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 723 different numbers. 114 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 399 · 53%
- Suspicious 347 · 46%
- Unknown 7 · 1%
- 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 6
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Morning 6am to 12pm 204
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 434
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Evening 6pm to 12am 109
Latest reports
"Left voice message claiming to be from Easy Jet wanting to make a check on a payment"
"Claimed to be from my bank direct debit"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Transactions been made from my account"
"Text message claiming to be from my bank about a new direct debit set up for EE. Smells like BS."
"Send message to authorise payment pretending to be from Lloyds bank"
"Automated/robocall Scam call from bank security saying your card has been used to purchase train tickets"
"Claimed to be from BT Head Office that we are overpaying for a connected line. Unsure if legitimate but he called back even after I hung up the first time."
"Saying there was a Bank transaction from my account"
"Said i had a suspicious amazon gift card purchase press 1 to speak to a representative."
"Claimed to be from my bank fraud department saying 4 large amounts left my account emptying it!! Asked for sensitive data if it was my bank they would know my name!!"
"Automated/robocall to my landline Recorded voice said they were calling from bank security about 2 suspicious charges, first one made by Amazon Β£99 etc. If you didn't set this up, press 1 etc Received a similar call a few days ago; don't know if it was from the same number"
"Strange unrequested message saying Nationwide approval of direct debit of 498 GDP to Princess Cruises would be deducted shortly,ignore of you recognise this or call 01225 959035 if not."
"Said money had been taken out of my account. I put phone down."
"Automated/robocall supposedly from Lloyds bank fraud, requesting press option. Scam call."
"A bank saying card been used. Press 1 speak to someone!!"
"Felt pressured to act indicated that my IP address may have been affected and a digital purchase of $350 was made. They are asking me to change my password on my Apple account. Here is the phone number they suggested I call: 888-685-2 930"
"said i had 2 unusual payments (Β£700 and Β£1200) then gave 2 options. option 1, speak to a Fraud agent and get this sorted or option 2, approve payments. left it going for maybe 10 seconds before they hung up."
"Asked for account/card details . Claimed money had been taken out of account and wanted card details."
"They did not identify themselves but wanted us to think they were a bank. They referred to a payment I have not made, and asked me to choose a number response to speak to the security department, A female voice. The response asked for was a single digit. I think that this is a definite scam. My bank do not make calls like this, and not from a mobile anyway."
"They claimed to be from a company- llyods that were attempting to okay a payment"
"Asked me to authorise a payment from a bank account I do not have"
"Automated/robocall claimed suspicious activity on visa credit card, asked to press numbers on keypad to take action"
"Asked for personal info and claiming to be a company to inform me my card is blocked. As soon as I said this is fraud they put the call down."