"automated call claiming to be visa mastercard"
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
"Beware!! Man calling from Bank Security to say somebody has been taken unauthorised money from my account... !! He said that tickets from Edinburgh to London were purchased So, I replied " i know my card was used and right now the police is dealing with it and that the police told me to report your number!!!" He put the phone down....(I knew he was a scammer, he had rang a work number that it is hardly used....!!) They claimed to be from a company"
"Scam call with recorded message pretending to be Nationwide Building Society and inviting the recipient to press 1 if they did NOT authorise a Β£900 payment to Ebay. They claimed to be from a company"
"Claiming I had a VISA payment taken, and press 1 to talk to someone about it."
"Claimed to be from my bank reporting possible fraudulent activity on my card. Did not give a bank name. Was the second call today from a different number.,"
"Mentioned suspicious activity.Β£799 charged to my VISA account."
"AUTOMATED CALL Claimed to be from bank security stating payments made on my card no mention of who my bank is. Similar script to dozens of other claims all quote Amazon Β£ 99. Definitely a scam attempt."
"Automated/robocall man's voice who said that the call was from "the fraud prevention team, claiming that a payment was requested for Β£875.00 which was suspected to be a fraud. Press 1 to speak to a member of the team. He did not say which fraud team he was calling on behalf of. I immediately hung up."
"Claimed to be from my bank and scared me about money being moved"
"Got an automated call from some unidentified "bank" asking me to press buttons about a massive amazon & zoom bill. Obviously a scam and really dangerous"
"Automated message Claimed to be from Lloyds Bank declined payment."
"Claimed to be from my bank (Halifax). Told me that a payment of several 100 pounds was due to made to Argos and that if I had not authorised this payment, that I needed to connect to an operator. I did not connect, instead hung up and checked my bank account to see that no such payment had been made."
"Automated recorded message saying it's visa and there has been suspicious activity on my card, which I don't possess anyway."
"A bit wierd. Was a recorded message telling me if I hadn't made a Β£79 payment to Tesco, to contact my bank. Didn't ask for any details."
"Claimed to be Visa Security"
"claimed payments made from my account"
"Automated message ..Claimed to be from Visa and two suspect payments one over Β£1000. press 1 or press 2 options . I dont hold a visa card nor is my number public. number seems a mobile so not a bank. DANGEROUS"
"Said there had been a suspicious purchase on my visa I don't have a visa card"
"Suppose suspicious activity on card"
"Received text Alert: your debit card has been successfully added to "Ahmed Iphone" NOT YOUR? Call us immediately on 08008203311 Called no. person answered with their name then payment support - had to ask for company name then hesitatingly they said they were from FCA payment support."
"Automated message stating ther was fraud on my account. No bank name, listed transactions and got you to press relevant number to be transferred to an fraud team member. Number reported, blocked and deleted."
"Said payments had been made from my card."
"A recorded message said they were from the bank but no bank name was given. It said 2 transactions had been made, one of which was Amazon. It said press 1 to authorise the transaction or 2 to speak to someone. I hung up. The exact same message was received earlier today on a different number"
"Lloyds transaction on hold, call this number"