"Claimed to be from my bank automated voice saying my card had been used"
Fake transaction alert calls
753 community reports tagged Fake transaction alert across 723 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert are steady: 30 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 27.9 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 saying they had detected an unusual charge on my account."
"rang advising that we had spent Β£700 and awaiting to be authorized"
"Text message. Did not state bank name. Message was 'Your card payment is declined to Currys.co.uk. Call us on 08001026045""
"Claim a card payment to Currys.co.uk was declined. No details of what card/bank Came from a mobile number 07732 124062. Did not ring it."
"Claimed to be from Amazon saying there was some money spent on my account. I hung up."
"Claim to be from Barclays asking about a declined Apple Pay transaction of Β£5k!"
"Claimed to be from my bank re transactions with Amazon and Zoo that I had not used before. Asked me to press 1 to approve transaction and 2 to speak to someone."
"Claimed to be from my bank - claimed suspicious spend on bank card not true as I checked with bank !"
"Recorded American female voice (same as a previous call some weeks ago). No mention of any organisation/company. This time, saying Β£789 was being donated to an international charity from my Visa card. Then gave option to press 1 or 2 to proceed... SCAM"
"Automated voice call claiming to be Mastercard asking if I had authorised a payment in excess of Β£1000. Disconnected straight away. I have not authorised such payment."
"Claimed to be from my Credit Card provider advising that two suspicious transactions had appeared on their authorisation queue. The automated female voice asked that I press 1 or 2 on the key pad to be routed through to appropriate department. Would likely have ended up with large item on my phone bill, so just ignored."
"This was a scam (i.e.fraudulent) call on 29 July from someone purporting to be the 'Bank Security Department') claiming that two unusual transactions (for Β£99 and Β£799) had appeared on my account and asking me to press 1 to verify or 2 to speak to someone. As this was clearly a scam call (but still an offence under the Fraud Act 2006) I put the phone down. Claimed to be from my bank"
"said Β£100 was taken from my bank account. Scam, there is no way my bank calls me from numbers I dont know, so I hung up right away. Checked my bank account and all accounts were fine. Thieving scammers"
"Claimed to be from Amazon with a recent charge to credit card"
"Pre-recorded message: This is Bank Security... we terminated the call!"
"Automated/robocall claimed to be from Barclays bank with payment authority code"
"Automated. Suspicious transctions on my account"
"Automated/robocall warning of suspicious activity on credit card, asking me to enter 1 to approve transactions or 2 to talk with my (named) bank"
"stated that 2 withdrawals were taken from my account, one for amazon and one for an international account. Pure spam!!"
"Spam call saying money will be taken from my account for a purchase at Curry's PC World unless I press one."
"Auto claims to be unauthorised credit card transaction"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying that Β£99 pounds was being taken and another Β£799 will be taken"
"Warning of two potential transactions on my account"