214 community reports tagged Fake transaction alert across 211 numbers.
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert are steady: 18 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 24.5 reports a week.
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 64% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert cover 211 different numbers. 139 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.
"Call from +44 7732735454 claimed to be from a bank I don't have any account with (Nat Weast.) It said a payment of £500+ (about) to Air BnB had been blocked and asked us to call this number, 020 80727400"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying a suspicious payment of over £500 was being taken out of my account at Curry's and to press 1 if this was not me."
"Claimed to be from my bank but as I've been getting this automated voice call for months it seems unlikely."
"says blah blah suspicious activity on your acct -press 1 to authorise payment Had another similar call few days ago from diff number (+447894920646) ... same deal but talks about different amounts involved."
"Claimed to be from my bank saying money was going out of my account. Press to agree."
"Multiple numbers called (this was one) saying an attempt to change phone number on account was made"
"They claimed to be from Amazon re suspicious activity on my account"
"Automated call stating my visa card had been used fraudulently"
"Claimed to be from my bank checking a suspect transaction"
"Didn't answer in time , upon checking with telephone tracker it stated it did appear to be a UK , random VM saying calling from fraud ?"
"Automated voice claiming VISA security concerns"
"Said was Barclays and transaction at Currys. Don't bank with Barclays"
"No name given -auto call- pretended that my card had been used,asked me to either allow transaction or 2, talk to security Its a fraud, do not reply"
"Automated/robocall regarding credit card misuse. Complete scam."
"Didn't verify their identity. They told me (recorded message) that two transactions were submitted against my account, both to Amazon for £1,000 and £800 pounds. All I had to do was, press one to speak to an agent or press two to authorise payment. Thieving bastards."
"Claimed to be from my bank And said someone had made purchases with my card. Total scum praying on old folk."
"Recorded message about suspicious activity on unspecified account & asking for approval to continue with alleged purchase"
"Automated/robocall Said I had been charged £800 for gift card and press 1"
"Automated/robocall Claim to be from bank, with records of payments to Amazon and another. Wanted to connect with bank security! Claimed to be from my bank"
"Do Amazon staff call using a mobile phone number? Very dodgy!! Claimed to be Amazon checking on an unauthorised purchase in 'north London' of a gift card and something else. Lot of background 'call centre' noise. Foreign accent, difficult to understand clearly. Also received a text seeking a response to a hyperlink. Presumed to be a scam and cancelled the call."
"Claimed to be from my bank , two payments have been requested one of £300 and one of £1000 . They asked if I had authorised them. No. Although I thought this was legitimate, I did not give my bank details. The call lasted 20 mins and I put phone down. Earlier Amazon texted me about a sign in on my account, which was not me and they said it was refused."
"Because I did not answer this call, they left a voicemail stating "... for £799 has been successfully placed. If it's not you press 1 to speak to our customer support executive." (the first part was not successful recorded) . I did not press 1. I haven't placed any orders for £799 and none of my bank accounts have flagged this payment."
"Claimed to be from my bank and said that they had seen unusual bitcoin transaction. Press 1 to confirm that it was a scam. I didn’t."
"Claimed to be from my bank , said someone was trying to use my card x"
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