"Automated/robocall said was NatWest and someone with a Muslim name was trying to add his name to my bank account, only got no account with NatWest!"
Fake transaction alert calls
214 community reports tagged Fake transaction alert across 211 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fake transaction alert are steady: 18 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 24.5 reports a week.
When people report it
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.
Verdict
98% 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 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 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 96 · 45%
- Suspicious 114 · 53%
- Unknown 4 · 2%
- 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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 51
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 138
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Evening 6pm to 12am 25
Latest reports
"Didn't verify their identity , said that unusual transactions on my card, respond by pressing 1"
"Credit card transaction. Asked to call"
"Claimed to be from my bank and to call a number 03330521994 about a transaction on an account"
"Automated/robocall asking to press 1 for a payment to someone, or 2 to speak to fraud dept"
"Claimed to be from my bank - text with fake transactions, claim to have frozen card"
"Automated/robocall - your money transfer has failed"
"Claimed to be from my bank about a suspicious credit card transaction"
"Auto call reporting detected a attempt to get £850 from my HSBC BANK TO GET FLIGHTS FROM BRITISH AIRWAYS DONT HAVE THAT BANK They claimed to be from a company"
"Automated call from HS BC BANK said that attempted transaction at British airways. Com for 7000 dollars"
"Did not pick up call. Left message on answer phone that 2 amounts of money was taken out from account and get in touch"
"Something didn't feel right. Received text that a hold was on a purchase for 159.99 on my Apple Pay account. I do not have an Apple Pay account."
"Claimed to be Amazon regarding a blocked payment on my account."
"Claimed to be from my bank stating large amounts had been withdrawn."
"Asked about two payments I was supposed to have made this morning one of £99 and the other over £1000 the only payment I have made today was for £13 to E-bay"
"Mentioned suspicious activity 2 actions on account said 1 for £1000 and a second for £300attempted to take money mentioned Amazon and another company"
"claiming to be from bank fraud department re charges made on credit card"
"Claimed to be from my bank visa suspicious transactions scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Mentioned suspicious transactions on Amazon"
"Mentioned suspicious activity in Amazon account: two charges that didn’t look right."
"They claimed to be from a company --I received a text from "Santander" Fraud dept,said I had a payment gone out to RYANAIR on the 25th August (3 days ago)can I confirm I made the payment, obviously No, He said it was £241.00 from Aberdeenshire, they have cancelled the payment and the card, and would be calling me back with some more questions re the fraud. I was a bit suspicious because the line was so bad, crackling and cutting out,. After putting the phone down I rang Santander, who confirmed it was not them and it was a scam, They have cancelled the card for me, and told me to engage,they may try to access my phone remotely..And the second call would have been to probe for more details, Card number etc....so I have blocked the call, but then they tried to call me on a mobile, which came up as FCA...and were quite persistent, they rang me several times, now blocked too.... Caller was evasive"
"somehow managed to bill me £6!!!!!!!!! Damned scammers!"
"Didn't verify their identity saying suspecting illegal payments to Amazon."
"Claimed to be from my bank Saying £770 was taken out."