"Scam. Sent a message saying I have parking fine and urging me to pay. Well I donβt have a car."
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
"Left message: "charges Β£99 from Amazon and the second charge is Β£799 from Zoom. We believe it's to be suspicious and unauthorized transactions. You have never used these services passed through your card. To allow these transaction press 1 or cancel and talk with bank security department press 2. Thank you." Claimed to be from my bank"
"Automated/robocall . Said my card had been used for an unusual purpose. No card or bank mentioned. Clearly a typical scam."
"Called multiple times The inform you of at least two spurious transactions at your (unnamed) bank. Then to press 1 to accept, or 2 to reject - presumably by giving them your banking details."
"Received this from a man with Asian accent telling me about a purchase on Amazon. I did not purchase anything from Amazon. I believe it is a scam"
"Claimed to be from my credit card company checking on suspicious transactions."
"claiming to be from fraud prevention asking if I'd used my card at curry's pc world for Β£600 something and said press 1 or the transaction will be processed"
"AI agent claimed to be from my bank and that there was a suspicious transaction on ebay. Tried to get me to press a number to be put through to a fraud officer."
"Claimed to be from my bank stating that someone had taken Β£150 from my account."
"Claimed to be from my bank : recorded message scam, " received 2 charges through your card this morning, the first charge is Β£199 from Amazon and the second charge is Β£899 from Zoom. We believe it to be suspicious and unauthorised transactions you have never used these services past through your card. To allow these transactions press 1 or cancel and to get through to bank security department press 2."
"Automated voice suggested my card had been used at curry's pc world in the amount of Β£338.39 if this was not you please press 1 etc. I didn't answer let it go to voicemail block this no. Rang @ 19:05 pm ."
"Automated/robocall Missed the call, but had a recording left. An automated voice stating "a charge of 520 pounds and 99 pence on your account was detected. If this action wasn't made by you, please press one." No details on who was calling, no proof provided that a bank may normally present ("Your account ending in XXXX", a first or last name, etc.). Expect if I had answered and pressed 1 I would have been taken to a call centre and probed for as much information as possible."
"Claimed to be from my bank and tried to get me to contact a false phone number to stop a Β£780 transaction."
"Message from this number claiming to be from MBNA claiming a direct debit has been set up through a PayPal account"
"Went to voicemail but claimed to be visa security department suspicious transactions on my debit card. Well surely my bank would call for a debit card not visa!"
"They claimed to be from a company barclays claimed an payment to ebay on credit card i do not have and to contacta number"
"Llyods banking alert"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Said a new direct debit had been rejected and press 0 if I hadn't set one up or 1 if I had. I just hung up."
"Claimed to be from my bank via a recorded message and reported suspicious charges on bank cards from amazon and zoo. Obviously the charges did not exist and it was trying to get me to connect to someone to take control of accounts. Very obvious but as they are still running these scams they must work on some people. If worried never press a button to connect to someone, first hang up and make sure you have disconnected, then ring an official number for your bank which is on a statement or other official communication."
"Apple Scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank security. Said there had bben a transaction on my account for Β£150 for rail fair from Edinburgh to london."
"Claimed to be from Amazon saying someone had spent Β£800 on my account."
"scam offering cheap airline tickets using genuine company logos and atol number"
"They claimed to be from amazon and were checking if i made 2 transactions it had an automated message which takes you to option to to speak to operator. They then sent me a whatsapp message to give them a code"