"Said they were from HSBC fraud squad. There had been some activity on my card at Tesco's. I don't bank with HSBC."
HSBC calls
21 community reports tagged HSBC across 21 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged HSBC are steady: 1 report in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 71% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
95% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged HSBC cover 21 different numbers. 7 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 7 · 33%
- Suspicious 13 · 62%
- Unknown 1 · 5%
- 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 2
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 15
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Evening 6pm to 12am 4
Latest reports
"They claimed to be HSBC bank"
"they said it was hsbc fraud and there was a suspicious payment request and i had to press 1 if it wasn;t genuine - if i did nothing it would process the payment"
"Follow contact from 07709300560. I received another call, again immediate message via vetted transcription answer machine. Bot recording on both accounts. This time stating HSBC as the identity. Message as follows; This is a message from HSBC customer support and Ford prevention line. An attempt of a charge of Β£ x-amount on your account was detected if this action wasn't made by you please"
"They claimed to be from a company HSBC fraud line"
"Claimed to be from my bank and said there was fraudulent activity on my account - this was a follow up to a previous call. user was very convincing but once i mentioned i had called HSBC to verify he quickly hung up. two guys working together sounded very much like HSBC and gave me a case reference number and everything."
"They claimed to be from a company HSBC"
"Said it was HSBC and payment of Β£159,99 was attempted by TESCO."
"Claimed to be calling from HSBC about Amazon gift card. Scam!"
"They claimed to be from a company HSBC"
"Claimed to be from HSBC"
"Claimed to be from HSBC re payment from our account- I don't have a HSBC account therefore scam call"
"HSBC insurance called. I don't have any. They put the phone down."
"Said he was from HSBC bank. Seemed dodgy (about a payment that might not be authorised) because it would probably show up right away as a bank."
"Called about an HSBC life insurance policy that I (apparently) have... Pretty sure itβs a scam."
"reported to be HSBC fraud wanting to make a payment as part of internal bank branch fraud"
"HSBC authorisation code included"
"HSBC scam"
"Said they were HSBC asking about an eBay payment"
"Said they were from hsbc"
"Fake HSBC"