753 community reports tagged Fake transaction alert across 723 numbers.
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert are steady: 31 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 27.8 reports a week.
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.
99% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
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 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.
Most common call type: Bank Impersonation Scam
All reports by the day they were submitted.
When reports are submitted, UK time.
"Told me money had been taken from my bank for a train ticket from London to Glasgow!"
"A recorded message said it was the fraud squad. It said there was a £700.00 transaction and gave a reference number. I ended the call then."
"Scam. Said I'd spent £190 and over £900 at Amazon. I hung up."
"Said they were from the bank about fruad and that money had been taken out of your account"
"Scam bank transaction call"
"Got a recorded message saying I was about to make a big payment to Amazon and someone else who wasn't named. Asked me to press keys. I just hung up."
"Went to the recording, said they were Amazon, and believed there was a false purchase on my account for a new mobile phone. said that if this was a fake claim, to press 1 to talk to an operator............SCAM"
"Said they were pretending to be from NatWest about a fraud alert."
"Received txt from this number claiming to be lloyds, saying they have blocked a payment to John motors Ltd. If it wasn't me call 02387270317. I don't bank with lloyds. I haven't done anything regarding the message."
"Said they had blocked a visa payment. I checked with my card company and they had not sent the message."
"Female machine voice said they were Barclays and some changes had been done in Barclays- if this was not you press .... i ignored and hung up, checked my bank and nothing had been done so its a scam"
"scam call. It was a recorded message, saying someone used your card to purchase a rail ticket."
"Tries to steal financial info. Says a fake card was added to an Apple ID that doesnt exist."
"Recorded message about a big payment taken by Amazon from my visa card - they should have looked more closely because I don't have a visa card. SCAMMERS BE CAREFUL!!"
"Scam automated call - said large amounts taken from Visa - but they don't know I only use Mastercard. Watch out!"
"scam saying that payments have been made on my card and to get in touch with my bank to stop those payments"
"Scam call left a voicemail saying there was lots of money being charged on Amazon"
"Left a voicemail saying there were loads of charges on Amazon, wanted me to call a number, no doubt to get my bank details, you know how it goes 🤔🤬"
"Said there was a debit made on my card from Amazon."
"Automated recording stating that someone was trying to charge £900 to my bank card. Told to press 3 to cancel the transaction. Hung up as obvious scam and not genuine bank fraud call."
"automatic speech: said amazon will take 780£ from my debit account and to call them if I want to talk more about it"
"Called straight back after card charges were flagged up from a text message."
"Called me many times, when I pick up they hang up or ask me to check my info because of fraud on my account."
"Got a text saying there had been suspicious activity on my card. But the card number they gave was an old one that doesnt exist anymore"
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