"Automated/robocall claiming fraudulent activity on account"
Fraud prevention calls
49 community reports tagged Fraud prevention across 49 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Fraud prevention are steady: 3 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.1 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 59% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
92% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Fraud prevention cover 49 different numbers. 15 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 31 · 63%
- Suspicious 14 · 29%
- Unknown 2 · 4%
- Safe 2 · 4%
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 15
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 29
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Evening 6pm to 12am 5
Latest reports
"Said they were from Amazon's Security and Fraud Department"
"Said they were from Barclaycard fraud prevention"
"Brief unclear conversation claiming to be financial fraud squad claiming that a large fraudulent withdrawal on my acct had been averted and to type 1 on my phone to continue the call"
"Scammer left an automated voice message on my answerphone about a "payment verification" from "Fraud Prevention Team", wanting me to press 1 if I didn't ask for a payment of Β£780. No bank name mentioned. Clearly fake, since no bank has the number they called me on."
"Scammer left an automated call on my answerphone about a "payment verification" from a "Fraud Prevention Team", telling me to press 1 if i hadnt asked for a payment of Β£780. They didnt mention any bank name. Obviously fake as no bank would have the number they rang me on."
"Said they were from the virgin money fraud team"
"Said they were from Lloyds Bank and claimed I was a victim of fraud."
"Probably a scam call claiming to be from a fraud prevention team: "you are trying to make a payment of Β£780, the verification code is etc, press 1 if etc", likely a scam because it was at lunchtime to a landline and who has landlines these days but old people."
"claimed activity on bank card, did not state bank or who call was from, automated call"
"Phoned after a potential fraud report from my bank for a transaction of 0.00, testing payment authority I imagine."
"said there was a fraudlant claim on my account - put phone down - when called number on different phone - number not recognised"
"A woman called and said she works for report fraud office."
"Co-operative bank fraud team - seemed a real issue (the payment queried was one I had planned)"
"claimed fraudulent activity"
"Scam call trying to use my bank card."
"Said they were calling from the Fraud Prevention Team regarding a payment I tried to make."
"Fraud check - automated call"
"They called from this number saying they were Capital One fraud. They wanted card details, then hung up when I didn't give them any."
"Showed up as "Potential Fraud" so I didn't answer and blocked the number."
"Said there was fraud activity on my cards."
"The caller said they were from fraud protection. I hung up. There wasn't a follow-up call after."
"Financial fraudster"
"Said they called from the fraud team to approve a Β£729 transaction."