2,377 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,238 numbers.
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 69 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74.4 reports a week.
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.
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone).
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 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.
Most common call type: Mobile Network Scam (EE, O2, Three, Vodafone)
All reports by the day they were submitted.
When reports are submitted, UK time.
"They claimed to be from 02. Said lots of things indicative of a scam and asked for personal details (name and age)."
"They claimed to be from the Immigration Department but obviously not. Put me through to man with barely legible English. When I asked why they phoned they immediately rang off."
"Asked for personal info ..... They claimed to be from a company, my phone provider 3 mobile, said that my phone would be unusable in 2 days unless i upgraded to the new SIM using new technology, said i needed to verify my phone number and they would send a text message to my phone and could i check it now and tell them what the code was ? It was a text from 'Google' which said do not share this validation code with anybody, obviously these scammers had tried to get into my Google account and needed the verification code to validate it while pretending to be me, she got irate because i wouldnt tell her and asked her to send me an email, she knew the jig was up and i'd sussed her out so she ended the call with " Go [profanity] yourself !" and something about [profanity] and my grandmother, and references to a goat !"
"Claimed to be from Amazon - claiming that someone called Robert Miller has set up an account using my details and ordered a phone"
"Caller said she was from BT; work starting on my telephone lines to upgrade connections; asked me to checked my computer. When I refused and she asked why I explained that I didn’t believe her as there are 3 BT green boxes visible from my home and no sign of work on any of them - she put the phone down!"
"Claimed to be from my bank but didn't name my bank so I hung up."
"Claimed to be from Amazon about an iphone 17. I do not have an amazon account"
"AI bot pretending to be human"
"said " thank you for reposrting your card lost or stolen. A replacement has been sent. Ring the (premium) number if you dont recognise this transaction"
"These people claim to be Total Av which they are not. They proceeded to withdraw large payments from my bank"
"Didn't verify their identity and i think they hacked me"
"message from supposed bank. Not credible."
"They claimed to be from a company call SMS meter replacement service working on behalf of British Gas. Said our new meter needed replacing......suspected something not quite right 0203 917 8879 be careful."
"Called - automated voice saying I had an uncollected message from 'NHS'. This is on a work phone and NHS won't have it for me. Very clearly a scam call. I've blocked the number and would recommend everyone to block it too."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and claimed I had suspicious order for large amount placed yesterday. So hung up and blocked. PS surprise surprise no order was placed after checking with Amazon direct."
"Pretended to be from Sky and offering a discount on my service. I don't have Sky."
""New number" WhatsApp scam asked to be added to my Whatsapp contacts"
"Said problem with my order . This was the second of 3 calls from numbers , (+441749678471; +441749678640 and +441749678566 ) which I received between 13.15 & 13.17 on 24.9.26. Having been told that I had ordered an i phone on an old Amazon account for £799. I do not have an old Amazon account that I have not used, so I terminated the call at this point. I have submitted two reports on numbers 8471 and 8566 today as well."
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon, and my order for an Iphone went through, I don't think so, blocked as SCAM call"
"Automated/robocall They claimed to be from a company suggesting mobile account may be suspended."
"HMCR scam callers"
"Claimed to be from three network which I'm not a part of. Hung up"
"Automated/robocall informing of money being authorised to be taken from an account - £800. If not authorised follow instructions to set up a Zoom meeting to assist with securing account. Called multiple times over a few days, in the morning but at different times in the morning."
"possible scam, claiming to be vodafone."
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