"Said my card had two suspicious transactions never seen before and asked to press 0 to go ahead, or 2 to speak to someone. At no time did they mention which bank they were."
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 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. 299 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 the police"
"Something didn't feel right .....rings but doesn't respond when questioned as to identity of caller."
"They claimed to be from a company ."
"Felt pressured to act - stated they were from RED Rebecca Walker re renewable energy database update and a surveyor was to come round"
"They claimed to be from Ebay and said my Β£1,399 didnt go through and to call the number t speak with and operator"
"Robotic voice claimed to be from my network & I was going to be disconnected. I am not with the network it quoted."
"pretends to be royal mail"
"Typical indian guy in a call centre, british name but not so british accent. Knew my name so theyve clearly bought my details from somewhere. Not the first mobile number to call me, its happening quite alot recently, including the βadd me on whatsappβ voicemail, when call screening stops their call getting through."
"Automated/robocall - suggested calling from bank security to advise erroneous charges on card from Amazon and Zoo. Gives 2 options press 1 to cancel call or press 2 to talk to adviser"
"Automated/robocall - suggested calling from bank security to advise erroneous charges on card from Amazon and Zoo. Gives 2 options press 1 to cancel call or press 2 to talk to adviser"
"Says it the Government and you have important documents to sign..press 1 for English and 2 for Chinese"
"Asked for personal information , pretending to be Booking.com asking for site i.d"
"Called multiple times a day. Pretends cannot understand, number not registered,burned phone?"
"Claimed to be from Amazon Problems with my account. Hung up when i asked them to prove who they are by telling me my email address"
"Automated/robocall bank impersonation scam"
"Claimed to be from Vodafone. There is a problem with mobile ... We are not with Vodafone."
"Claimed to be from my bank . As soon as I said "exactly who are you" they hung up."
"They claimed to be from a company claiming i have a standing order set up from a Nationwide account ( I don't have one) had to call back using ref WD7H92"
"Caller was blocked, but a voice recording was saved in which he claimed that he had a job for me and asked me to save his number."
"Claimed I was mis-sold finance foreign caller"
"Claimed to be from my bank and stating new direct debit for Β£485 had been set up"
"Claimed to be from Sky and offering me upgrade. hung up as not with sky"
"Called multiple times and tried to impersonate someone"