"Claimed to be from my bank saying my card had been charged for two transactions"
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
"said that there had been suspicious payments from bank account, Asian accent, when asked which bank he hung up."
"Automated/robocall Reported to be from credit card co. .. 2 transactions"
"Did not speak as saw it was a mobile phone number. Female voice claiming 2 transactions on bank card, no mention which bank or what card. Asked to press 1 to allow or 2 to speak to team. At that I hung up."
"Claimed that my card had been compromised. 2 payments - one from Amazon - for a total of £1100. When asked you they were said Bank of England. When questioned re using mobile number, they terminated the call."
"They claimed to be from a company "your bank" tickets bought today on your card - this is the second tme afew months apart the same Ai message Called multiple times"
"Automated call saying recent transactions were suspicious as never used these before - Amazon and Zu? stated amounts, from £70 to £700. Asked to press 1 or 2, then rang off while I thought about it. Sounded convincing at first, till I though about it - then realised it was unusual as it was a land line, and details are on my mobile. + why is bank using a 'mobile' number to call people???!!!"
"Automated/robocall Claimed to be Amazon about a suspicious purchase & to press 1 to cancel it. I didn't press 1. I hung up & checked my Amazon account. No purchase had been tried, nothing in basket, nothing in my history. SCAM!"
"Claimed to be from my credit card company automated"
"Claimed to be from Barclaycard. Claimed to have received a suspected fraudulent card payment."
"Automated/robocall Claimed to be visa and a charge applied to my card"
"Automated/robocall VISA claiming £799 charged on my card"
".Said two transactions added to my credit card ."
"they sent me a text message pretending to be from Nationwide building society saying they had blocked a suspicious transaction, when i called the number in the text message it was an automated message asking me to key in my card and account details so I hung up."
"Claimed to be from my bank Said £749.99 been taken from my nat west acc I don’t have one!"
"Asked for personal info alleged bogus charges on credit card"
"Claimed to be from visa card/bank alerting me about transactions not usually used by myself and to press 1 to allow the or 2 to cancel via an advisor."
"Claimed to be from my NW bank asking if i spent £775 on my NW credit card at Argos - but the NW confirmed this was a scam this morning"
"Visa card asked to recall"
"Bank Scam - Be Careful - we receive the same call every week regarding two suspicious transactions on an account. Then two minutes later after that call we get another call from a withheld number that cuts off after two rings."
"looks like another scam call - said although they knew that I have never used Amazon £1k had been charged to my account today, & also another lesser amount. to press 2 if i confirm amount & ! -- at that point I hung up & will inform my bank of telephone number"
"a recorded voice said it was calling about a visa transaction they tried to make -- press 1/2/3 -----nope!"
"When I answered there was a recorded message saying an online transaction of £900 needed my approval and asked me to press 1 if it was me. Very suspicious as the message did not refer to any bank name which would usually be the case if it was genuine."
"Didn't give any info except to say two payments on my card, didn't name card just said for Amazon"