"Claimed to be from my network claiming to deactivate my account"
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
"Received a call from a recorded female voice saying that 'this if bank security', and proceeded to say that suspicious transactions have been made on Amazon for £99 and from another site for £... , none of which is true, so I hung up. This same potential SCAM call has been received several times recently."
"Claimed to be from my network Tried to get me to change my SIM"
"Claimed to be from my bank automated advising of fraudulent transaction"
"They claimed to be from Amazon"
"Claimed to be from Sky. Telemarketing. Said no and call handler aggressively said, no you must let me tell you about the offers. Hung up. Sounded like a foreign call centre as took 3 seconds for call to connect despite being a UK number and due to accent of call handler."
"They claimed to be from Amazon about an order"
"said they were SKY offering an upgrade to my package. I told them I dont have SKY and they hung up"
"Sounded like an automated message saying they were a recruiter and wanted to talk about a job on indeed. Asked to be added on WhatsApp. A real recruiter would ring or email direct, give their name and say what the job was. And definitely wouldn't ask to be added on WhatsApp! That's a common scam trick to get around security. Don't reply!!!"
"Indian woman hung up on me when I asked her to confirm my SKY account number"
"Claimed to be from fraud department of my bank. Said There was fraudulent activity on my account and told me my address and date of birth . I gave no information and phoned my bank where all was well."
"Claimed to be from my network saying my sim was out of date and asking for me to verify details"
"They claimed to be from a company ICE Communications"
"He claimed to be from BT. He said, in what sounded like a strong Indian accent, (actually, it sounded like he was reading from a script): "Hello, I am Peter. I am calling you from BT about your internet connection. How are you today?' I replied that I didn't have an internet connection! He hung up!"
"Didn't verify their identity foreign call centre"
"Automated/robocall Claiming to be immigration"
"Automated call claiming to be from VISA security.... Had same message before on another number. VISA does not call direct & certainly not on a mobile. This has to be a scam. (Hung up after 3 secs as am aware of these scams)"
"Said from HMRC"
"Claiming to be from McAfee antivirus."
"claimed to be Vodafone. said service being suspended.asked me to press,1 to speak to customer services"
"They claimed to be from Amazon saying they were charging my credit card with£799, and telling me to press 1"
"Threatened arrest or legal action said to press 1"
"Claimed to be from Amazon said my account had been hacked"
"Claimed to be from 'sky networks'. Called asking for some unspecified 'feedback'. Did not know my name. I'm also not a sky customer. Felt like a scam."