"Bank fraud call"
Impersonation calls
486 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 469 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are rising: 70 reports in the last 7 days, up 35% on a usual 52 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 57% 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 Robocall / Automated Message.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Impersonation call cover 469 different numbers. 304 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 247 · 51%
- Suspicious 232 · 48%
- Unknown 7 · 1%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Robocall / Automated Message
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 151
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 278
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Evening 6pm to 12am 55
Latest reports
"Robot caller offering fake employment"
"cLAIMED TO BE O2 , INDIAN CALL CENTRE SCAM"
"They claimed to be from a company british gas and wanted to speak to accounts for a meter reading"
"I don't know how many calls from different numbers with the same robot I've received. I mark as spam but it might be a scam. It's a robot voice saying to add the number to whatsapp for some job opportunity or something. Seriously I'm so tired of receiving these calls every couple of days."
"Automated voice claiming to be from Aviva and telling me there were 2 suspicious transactions on my account, one for Β£799, the other for a much smaller amount which I canβt remember. Iβm not even sure Aviva offer financial accounts and I certainly donβt have one. I was told to press 1 to authorise them? I hung up but my assumption is that I would have been asked for some personal or financial details with which they would take money. Incidentally this call wasnβt long after a call from a βCheltenhamβ no. telling me that there was a suspicious Β£800 transaction on Amazon, also reported."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and mentioned suspicious activity of a transaction on my account for Β£800. I donβt have any credit account with Amazon and only ever pay as I order. Told to press 1 if it wasnβt me. I didnβt and a reporting now. Automated voice as well."
"Threatened arrest or legal action."
"Claim to be from Immigration services - and that they had been trying to contact me - No real person on the line -Repeated automated calls"
"Something didn't feel right received a similar call from the same area two different companies with the exact same automated messages"
"Claimed to be from my network . Said that EE would be stopping service to 3G and 4G networks within 24 - 48 hours so they needed to take my details to send be a 5G sim card. Lots of background noise. Sounded suspicious so hung up. Claimed to be from my network"
"Claimed to be from Amazon and that a new order for an iPhone had been placed and βwas that me?β As soon as I said let me check my account whilst I talk to you, they disconnected the call."
"Threatened arrest or legal action . Apparently, action has begun against me to recover money owed as tax. But I paid my tax bill two weeks ago! Mid-Atlantic accent, woman. When I didn't say or do anything, the line was eventually cut but not before I wrote down the number."
"Asked for personal info said they were from virgin media, offered reduction in payments and offered a free ipad"
"Claimed to be from my network and offering jobs"
"Claims to be Hello Fresh asking for feedback."
"They claimed to be from a company had loads of calls and abuse from this firm say they are a solicitor and then swearing down the phone this is linked to 27 different calls from different nos and they are using a different no again today"
"said they were from a solicitors and then the phone calls started and the abuse after I told them where to go"
"Automated HMRC message I ended call immediately"
"Something didn't feel right UK mobile number claiming to be Apple Pay with a link to reset account."
"caller said it was o2 saying my sim card was going to be blocked. heard that mobile providers do not ring you especially to say your sim card would be blocked. told them it was a scam and ended the call."
"Same call as 30 mins ago , different number, supposedly from my bank saying a DD recently set up has been rejected. Seems very suspicious to me!"
"Something didn't feel right said it was the immigration office but Iβm native"
"Automated call. Said it was Barclays re refusal of a recent direct debit set up. As far as I know there isn't a problem with a DD Anyone know if this is genuine. I just hung up. Claimed to be from my bank"