"Claimed to be from my bank visa suspicious transactions scam"
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
"Claimed to be from my bank. Mentioned suspicious transactions on Amazon"
"Mentioned suspicious activity in Amazon account: two charges that didn’t look right."
"They claimed to be from a company --I received a text from "Santander" Fraud dept,said I had a payment gone out to RYANAIR on the 25th August (3 days ago)can I confirm I made the payment, obviously No, He said it was £241.00 from Aberdeenshire, they have cancelled the payment and the card, and would be calling me back with some more questions re the fraud. I was a bit suspicious because the line was so bad, crackling and cutting out,. After putting the phone down I rang Santander, who confirmed it was not them and it was a scam, They have cancelled the card for me, and told me to engage,they may try to access my phone remotely..And the second call would have been to probe for more details, Card number etc....so I have blocked the call, but then they tried to call me on a mobile, which came up as FCA...and were quite persistent, they rang me several times, now blocked too.... Caller was evasive"
"somehow managed to bill me £6!!!!!!!!! Damned scammers!"
"Didn't verify their identity saying suspecting illegal payments to Amazon."
"Claimed to be from my bank Saying £770 was taken out."
"Automated/robocall ,said to phone my bank, as money taken out of account"
"Claimed to be from my bank/credit card . Said person had tried to spend £280 with Amazon in Aberdeen and tried to d/l the mobile app, I would receive a new card. Said I would get call from FCA next day as it was ID theft . Thought it odd the FCA would be calling me but was rushing out so agreed. Next day at agreed time bank impersonator called to check I was ready for the call - amber light went off . Then person purporting to be from FCA sent link ( which I clicked -doh ) wanted me to complete as Sum Up invoice for £2000 so they could 'immediately reimburse me' rather than waiting for the fraudulent standing order payment to go through and then be reimbursed.Pointed out this was totally illogical , after 5 mins of this FCA impersonator cut off.Now have a link on my mobile I need to get rid of."
"Claimed to be from my bank, initially an automated voice claiming to be from 'bank security department' and querying purported activity on my credit card. Then connected to a very poor quality line, couldn't make out what the scammer was saying, and told them so, and they quickly hung up."
"Automated/robocall regarding suspect Visa payments. Confirmed untrue."
"Claimed to be from my bank asking if i made a transaction at PCWorld"
"Claimed someone was purchasing bitcoin with my PayPal account, was not happy when I said I'd call PayPal support myself. Common scam"
"recording saying from visa. £99 paid to Amazon and £1000 to Zoom. Press one to authorize and two to dispute. I get a lot of these calls always a different number."
""Bank security" fraudulent activity. Obvious scam, no name. Friend gets this twice a day. Recorded message."
"Automated/robocall Without mentioning my name, I was told that my visa card has been used on Amazon and somewhere else and wanted me to press 1 or 2. They also never said who they were."
"Claimed to be from Amazon fraudulent use of card"
"Mentioned suspicious activity and purchases pending on my account to be approved or rejected"
"Felt pressured to act ,said someone had used my card to buy train tickets, of £144.00, it went to voice mail,as soon as i picked up."
"Claimed to be from my bank said Amazon and someone else had taken money from my account. Pause on picking up call then automated woman’s voice came on. Blocked call."
"Automated/robocall . Regarding unauthorised payments from my account. Didn't give a company name"
"SAYING MY VISA CARD USED ON AMAZON FOR 2 SEPARATE TRANSACTIONS CHECKED AND NOT HAPPENED"
"Claimed to be from Amazon a charge of 799.00 was about to be made and if the wasnt correct to call them back"
"Automated voice said 2 payment were suspicious on account 1 from amazon and one from zoom, to press 1 to accept transactions ir 2 to decline. No card number was read out or what bank"