"called representing HMRC with threat court action - Automated/robocall Threatened arrest or legal action"
Impersonation calls
502 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 477 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 66 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 53.5 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 Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Impersonation call cover 477 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 250 · 51%
- Suspicious 237 · 48%
- Unknown 7 · 1%
- 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 2
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Morning 6am to 12pm 153
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 283
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Evening 6pm to 12am 56
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from Amazon but obviously from a crowded Indian Call centre"
"They claimed to be from a company . Knew my name"
"Automated recorded message claimed to be Indeed."
"Called multiple times claimed to be from lloyds fraud telling me I had a Β£1000.00 taken from my account-total scam"
"Email claiming attempt made to access my Nationwide BS account asking me to ring this number purporting to be the Nationwide BS fraud team. I suspect it to be a scam."
"Caller said they were from 'Amazon Security' but started asking for personal information."
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade - kept sending 6 digit codes - I got through verification despite me giving false name and date of birth details"
"Claimed to be HMRC, automated voice (american accent) saying a letter sent to me was returned. Utter trash as I dont even have paper letters from HMRC all electronic. Scammers"
"Claimed to be from Sky . Scam alert showed on phone."
"Pressured me to provide details and said they wanted to verify that I was able to legitimately get a car finance refund. They were not the company who I am dealing with"
"Pretended to be family member - pretending to be my child who has damaged their phone so having to use a new number"
"Caller was evasive said it was Amazon, i said sorry i didn't get that they hanged up"
"They claimed to be from a company and then rang back immediately from a different number with a Bournemouth area code. Claiming to be NPower when I accused of being a sales call got agitated and hung up on me."
"They claimed to be from a company and then rang back immediately from a different number with a London area code. Claiming to be NPower when I accused of being a sales call got agitated and hung up on me."
"The scammer is posing as an immigration official"
"They claimed to be from a company claiming to be the FCA but obviously fraudulent"
"Something didn't feel right - they said their name (sounds like in busy call centre, line was bad - then just hung up when I asked 'Adam who?'"
"Called multiple times different no's about supposed insurance win,a nuisance and can hardly speak english"
"pretending to be sky"
"Claim to be from my Network. Threatened disconnection"
"Felt pressured to act and wanted me to buy gift cards of Β£500"
"Claimed to be from Sky offering protection for Sky box - a deal for a 1 year service, but need to take out a 2 year contract to get best/greater deal."
"Pressured me to act fast as it was supposed to be from my son/ daughter saying they had a new line and asking me to send a message"