"Left message saying they were from GIS needed to call for details so they could make a payment. Never heard of them"
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
"Automated saying card been used for suspected transaction at Argos"
"Captured transcript of automated voice message: “prevention line. We are calling because of a suspicious attempted transaction at Curry's PC World in the amount of 118.93 pounds. If this was not you, please press one. Otherwise, you may hang up and the request will be processed shortly.…”"
"They claimed my card was compromised and asked for bank details."
"Claimed to be from my bank . Sent text with link to number and called later from that same number."
"Automated/robocall suggested there had been a suspected fraud with Currys for £699.99"
"Claimed to be from my bank said a payment had been frozen"
"AN AUTOMATED VOICE NOT ASKING FOR ANYBODY BY NAME there has been suspicious activity on your Amazon account and £700 has been taken, press 1 to speak to us"
"Claimed to be from my bank, recorded message. Knew my name and bank. I did not ring them as requested. this occurred 30 mins after I tried to place an internet order with a foreign supplier."
"Claimed I won a prize After your recent activity, a new reward is now available. Access it here: ""ujvon.info/ntwirdM"""
"Suggested a transaction of £699.99 and was asked to press 1 if it wasn’t me"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Claimed I had spent a large sum of money asked me to contact"
"Claimed to be from my bank asking me to contact customer service on 020 8072 7553 if I did not recognise a transaction"
"Robocall claimed to be from the bank (but not my bank!), and claimed they blocked a suspicious transfer. I hung up before interacting with it."
"Recordedvoice saying unusual spending and offered options including speak to bank security"
"Claimed to be from my bank Called on 07561 060944: Asked to call 01233 535751 to confirm payment to Tesco Finance."
"Claimed to be from my bank to cancel a purchase amount of£549.63 to IX RENTAL"
"Scammer pretending to be from Barclays about a dodgy transaction of £899.99 to Mohammed Khan."
"Automated voice said it was BT messaging service with a SMS text, and to press one to receive. I let any unknown number go to voicemail."
"Royal mail scam text message with a link` i knew Royal mail did not send this but a scammer did and i did not click on link."
"This number was used to send to me headed NATIONWIDE ALERT and went on to give an OTP number to approve a £450 purchase and if it wasn't me who was making the purchase to call 03330047920. No bank, credit card or other finance company name was given. CLEARLY A SCAM"
"This number was used IN A SCAM TEXT sent to me headed NATIONWIDE ALERT and went on to give an OTP number to approve a £450 purchase and if it wasn't me who was making the purchase to call 03330047920. No bank, credit card or other finance company name was given. CLEARLY A SCAM"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Text received claiming to be my bank about suspension of a direct debit"
"This number was used to send me a text message headed NATIONWIDE ALERT and went on to give an OTP number to approve a £450 purchase and if it wasn't me who was making the purchase to call 03330047920. No bank, credit card or other finance company name was given. CLEARLY A SCAM"