"Claimed to be from Amazon said I had placed and order for an iPhone 17..!! Was this me..? I said probably not as I don't have an amazon account (true / share one with hubby) ... the sad excuse for a human being hung up !!"
Impersonation calls
2,375 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,238 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 72 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74.1 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
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone).
Numbers used
Reports tagged Impersonation call cover 2,238 different numbers. 300 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 1,342 · 57%
- Suspicious 995 · 42%
- Unknown 37 · 2%
- Safe 1 · 0%
Most common call type: Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone)
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 20
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Morning 6am to 12pm 650
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 1,358
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Evening 6pm to 12am 347
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from Amazon , then called me back to tell me that I am a [profanity]"
"Claimed to be from Sky router update rubbish to speed things up.... I'm not with them and they didn't do a single check either.... kept them going and then they hung up"
""mum I have been in an accident" text Felt like a scam"
"Indian scammer; asking me to add them on whatsapp for a 'job offer'"
"logging into account and purchasing gift cards"
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Didn't verify their identity Couldnβt call back Stated on voice message they were Fashion Pharmacy"
"Pressured me to act fast, pretended to be FEDEX in the USA and said no one was available to sign for a package. Asked me to type a Y in the text and click on the link to reschedule my package"
"They claimed to be from Amazon. After I told them I am walking my dog and have no access to computers they hung up"
"Claimed to be from my bank knew my name ba faulty card"
"Automated/robocall Dodgy telecom company that provides fake numbers to dodgy foreigners so it looks like they are in UK. Avoid them."
"Claimed to be from visa said payments were made from my debit card press 1 to stop payments and 2 to allow payments to be taken checked my bank and no payments taken this is a scam to get your bank account details and money"
"Claimed to be from my bank asking if payment was genuine"
"They claimed to be from my company"
"Claimed to be from my network, but I am not with the Vodafone network they quoted."
"They claimed to be from Revolut and asked for personal information."
"Female Far Eastern voice, started to say something about "your bank" so I hung up."
"Felt like a scam Was fron Amazon checking an order ror Β£760 saying it was suspicious order and will hold order until confirmed, Hung up after 5 secods when I asked to confirm my account number."
"Claimed to be from my bank probably after your money"
"Recorded message impersonating Barclay's"
"People trying to be the bank to steal your money"
"They claimed to be from a company - trying to sell life insurance but claimed to be from the company I already have policy with - they were not!"
"scam saying they were form immigration"