"Scam? Warning of illegal payment on my Barclaycard. I don't own a Barclaycard! Automated/robocall"
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 but didnβt say the bankβs name. Suggested two large payments had been taken. Bank scam."
"suspicious transactions on 'my card' Press 1 to allow transactions. 2 to talk to 'bank security dept'"
"Recorded voice claiming to be from Bank Security Department regarding a couple of suspicious debits. I closed the call"
"Unsolicited call at 7.00pm, didnβt say where from, claiming Β£1000 payment was trying to be made on Credit Card - again no details. Clearly fraud attempt, call disconnected."
"Someone rang claiming to be from my bank and said two transactions had been blocked by their fraud dept. They asked me to press 1 to OK and 2 to cancel. I pressed 2 but nothing happened."
"Claimed to be from barclays bank with asking if an Argos charge was from me"
"Claimed to be from Amazon. Said I had a suspected fraudulent purchase on my account. I was on the internet so checked my Amazon and no orders had been made. Caller said it wouldn't be seen. I said if there was anything suspicious then she should just cancel it. She said it wasn't that simple so I put the phone down."
"on my answer machine - showed as an international call - the caller suggested outgoings to Amazon and Zoo(?). Didn't specify which of my accounts."
"Recorded message saying money's been spent on amazon and zoom (big amounts) then says these outlets haven't been used on your card before. Press 1 to authorise payments, press 2 to speak to the bank. No idea which bank was calling. Husky woman's voice!!"
"Someone spending 700 pounds on my card could be fraud did not press any buttons. Phone went dead after a minute of my silence. Fraud squad I think they said they were"
"says i have a fraduelent charge of Β£700"
"They claimed to be from a company Had text to ring this number from Barclays security saying a payment has been scheduled to come out of my account I have no knowledge"
"Pretty sure this was a bank scam. It left an automated message that started partly through, saying 2 large amounts of money were claimed by amazon & zoom, and it asked me to press buttons to talk to the bank or release the funds... but it didn't say which bank or card."
"Came up as a Nationwide Security Alert about unusual payment activity on an account number. Weird thing is I don't even have a Nationwide account! This number is supposedly the Customer Support Team. The initial number had a Morocco country code!"
"No real person on the line. Said that my bank card had been used to order train tickets to Scotland for Β£150, if not me press 1 to cancel it 2 to speak to city police. I replaced the receive."
"Said my card had been used fraudulently but did not identify the bank"
"Claimed to be from my bank ....Two payments requested on your account, one from Amazon for Β£199.99 etc.......press 1......Press 2 etc. Obvious scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank telling me a direct debit had been set up"
"They claimed to be from a company Whatsapp message from a hotel i have booked looking for payment"
"Claimed to be from my bank telling someone was making an unauthorised payment if Β£140 from my card for a train ticket to Edinburgh"
"Automated/robocall, claims fraud"
"Got a message that said there were some strange transactions on my credit card. I reckon it was fake because Natwest would not call me from a random mobile number and not say who they were."
"Claimed to be from my bank and there were some big transaction pending on my account"