"Call saying they were from immigration"
Immigration office calls
116 community reports tagged Immigration office across 113 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Immigration office are steady: 4 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 4.8 reports a week.
When people report it
Friday 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
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Immigration office cover 113 different numbers. 14 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 62 · 53%
- Suspicious 52 · 45%
- Unknown 2 · 2%
- Safe 0 · 0%
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 2
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Morning 6am to 12pm 11
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 82
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Evening 6pm to 12am 21
Latest reports
"Automated voice, saying that they were from the immigration service. Immediately hung up, as an 07 number shouldn't be asking about immigration information"
"They claimed it was an immigration call."
"Claimed to be the the Immigation Office needed to contact, but gave no name of whom they were trying to reach. I was to select either English or Chinesse as the language to continue."
"fake immigration enforcement notice Asked for personal info"
"scam, pretending to be UK immigration office, targeting Chinese speaker."
"Asked for personal info about immigration status"
"rang and spoke about immigration status. Then cut off when I answered"
"Clearly AI voice purporting to be from "the immigration office" (no UK organisation refers to itself by this title). Opened with a vague threat about not missing any more calls from this number (which had never rang me before); I didn't get any further than the request to use my keypad to pick between English and Chinese before hanging up."
"A message purporting to be from an immigration department trying to contact me and then it reverts to Chinese. I have had three or four these calls so far, one every month about the same time. This is scam."
"Didn't verify their identity, they claimed to be from immigration"
"He claimed that he is calling from immigration department."
"Automated/robocall claims to be uk immigration"
"They claimed to be from a company government immigration"
"Pressured me to act fast, caller said it was Immigration Office and not to miss the call again. Gave me a choice of language options. I ended the call and added number to my block list."
"Pretended to be from uk immigration and pressured me to act fast, pay them fees online."
"Message said it was immigration calling. I put the phone down. Automated recorded message."
"AI generated voice claimed to be immigration office"
"Claimed to be UK immigration office"
"Automated message from Immigration Department"
"Said from the 'Immigration Department'. It's a scam call made over the internet"
"Said they were from the Immigration office."
"said they were from the immigration department"
"Felt like a scam said they were from home office imrrgratant"