"automated message said it was from Visa Security and wanted me to verify recent transactions on my card."
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
"Message saying the card's blocked"
"Claimed to be from Amazon You've been charged Β£799 on your debit card press 1 now to speak to an operator. SCAM..."
"Said they were from the fraud dept at Visa about a fraudulent transaction, beware."
"They claimed to be from a company (a bank) and said that Apple had tried to make a charge against my credit card. They said they had stopped it but that I should call them on a specific number they had given me."
"Called my partners mobile, Claims there are several fraudulent transactions on your debit/credit card, to put you in panic mode & reveal sensitive info, put the phone down its a scam, if it were true you branch would notify you not some annoying little deceitful erk on their own private & personal mobile phone number (as it is not a business line) so canβt be your bank!! Donβt answer unknown numbers is my motto!!!"
"Left a voicemail saying they was from visa and read out 2 transactions asking me to press 1 or 2 but I never did!"
"It was a spam call, acting like Lloyds bank about a strange payment"
"Called and asked me to ring this number to confirm if a payment request was from me , which it wasnt"
"Called to say they was bank security & money had been taken from my account by amazon Β£996.00"
"Put a transaction into our bank account then rang us saying it looked like fraud and wanted us to confirm the transaction number. When I said no and told him it was a scam he got abusive and started making threats."
"Automated message saying train tkts had been bought with your bank card"
"It was from bank security, they said I had spent Β£300 at Amazon. I have checked all my accounts and there's nothing there."
"Automated recorded message saying a big payment on my account had just been made, and if I didn't make it, then to press 1 right away to talk to their team. No details about which account or who it was with."
"Poor recorded message - something about "need to ring them back straight away to verify a transaction". Sounded like a scam so hung up."
"Message left saying someone was trying to make a payment from a customer account. Did not mention the customer's name or the type of account."
"Message supposedly from Barclays about payment to easyJet. Complete hogwash."
"Like others have reported, a text message from Barclays about paybe to EasyJet"
"Said it was Barclays bank authorising an easy jet scam I'm not with Barclays"
"Halifax said they were declining an Airbnb transaction."
"Claimed to be Halifax about an AirBnB payment that didn't go through"
"CO-OPERATIVE called: Payment stopped."
"NATWEST: WAITROSE has set up a payment for 177.99GBP. If this wasnt you, ring us on 01446358122"
"Scam text from +447928885038 LLOYDS: 755 GBP TRIED and BLOCKED to 'RASHID MOTORS' NOT YOU? Call 02071268622 NOW"