"Said transactions done on my account"
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 a payment had been made on card"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Stating £300 paid to amazon this morning and a £1000,had come out of bank account"
"They claimed to be from a credit card company saying suspicious activity on my card"
"Automated/robocall stating suspicious activity, money will be taken from my account."
"Fake visa fraud alert. Block it."
"Pre-recorded message, claimed to identify suspicious transactions on card / account"
"Claimed to identify unusual transactions on account / card"
"Claimed to be from my bank - claimed card fraud trying to get me to respond"
"Claimed to be from Amazon claiming my card had been used for $799 and I needed to press one to report this"
"Mentioned suspicious activity and wanted me to press 1 to pay 2 required amounts."
"Claimed to be from my bank and sent one time passcode for a £300+ purchase from Dunelm."
"Said someone had scammed our card and tried to take out £99 for Amazon and £1,100 from Vue, if this is correct press 1 or to talk to our security dept press 2, no mention of who was ringing!"
"Claimed to be from my bank, said a transaction was trying to come out and it had been stopped and asked to contact them."
"They claimed to be from a 'company', namely an unspecified credit card with suspicious activity. I suspect a scam."
"Claimed to be from my bank, suggesting unusual activity on my debit card and credit card."
"Claimed to be from my bank asking to approve payment of £700 to unknown"
"Automated call from "national fraud squad", did you authorise payment of £700 , if not "press 1 to speak to our agent to cancel payment"
"Claimed to be from my bank Claim unauthorised payment and press 1 to call back. I never complied."
"Claimed to be from my bank and that they’d detected a suspicious transaction on my account"
"Automated/robocall telling me £100.00 taken from my account by some international website. Told to press 1 etc. so I hung up."
"About an alleged payment ."
"Message saying EE payment problem, with link to update my payment method."
"They claimed to be from a company . Claiming that I had made a transaction on my Barclaycard. This would be serious if I had a Barclaycard to worry about."