"Scam immigration call targeting Chinese people"
Impersonation calls
2,377 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,240 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 70 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74.3 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 2,240 different numbers. 301 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 1,343 · 56%
- Suspicious 996 · 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 652
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 1,358
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Evening 6pm to 12am 347
Latest reports
"Automated HMRC message didnβt stay on for long enough"
"Claimed to be from my network, foreign call centre claiming to have my number from a promotions list but doesnβt know what network Iβm with"
"Automated HMRC message " you have failed to reply to written contact. Legal action will start. Press 1 to reply. American accented female recording."
"π¨ SCAM ALERT β DO NOT ACCEPT THIS CALL π¨ β οΈ Scam caller claiming to be from Amazon. The caller spoke with an Indian/Pakistani accent and claimed that I had purchased a new iPhone through Amazon. This is completely false. I have never made this purchase and I donβt even have an Amazon account. The caller was clearly attempting to scare me into believing there was a fraudulent purchase on my account, most likely to obtain personal or banking information. π Number used: 07724988215 β DO NOT give them any personal, banking or security information. β DO NOT follow any instructions they give you. β DO NOT call the number back. π« BLOCK AND REPORT THE NUMBER. Please share this warning with family and friends, especially anyone who may be vulnerable to these types of scams. Stay alert β Amazon will not ask you to provide sensitive information over an unexpected call."
"Said I owe unpaid tax. Received an image headed HMRC with a contact number. Said i was committing fraud and to contact them."
"Claimed to be from the Government. Kept giving very vague information as to the nature of the call and kept asking to speak to a senior member."
"said they were amazon someone used my account"
"Claimed to be from Sky but didnt know my name or postcode. We're going to give me a discount but didn;t know how much I was paying. Tried to get personal information. Sometimes they use this landline and sometimes various mobile numbers. They are very persistent."
"Claimed to be from Sky but didnt know my name or postcode. Were going to give me a discount but didn;t know how much I was paying. Troed tpo get personal information"
"Purported to be from Amazon - don't have such an account. Reported and blocked"
"Claimed to be from Amazon, used Whatsapp with amazon icon. Very hard to understand"
"Had a blocked transaction at 4:39am my bank declined. . . Then an automated service called impersonating a bank and asked for my dob. Ended the call there"
"Mentioned suspicious activity. Did I authorise certain payments to Amazon, claimed to be my bank, without saying which bank or which member of my household this applied to. ( Message left on Answerphone as caller number was not recognised so did not pick up)"
"Claimed to be from my network (EE), not my network"
"Didn't answer."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and that my account had spent 800 pounds on apple music vouchers. I dont have an Amazon account, so this is unlikely"
"Claimed to be from O2 and checking up on how my phone reception was. I'm not with O2."
"money being taken from account Automated/robocall Didn't verify their identity"
"phoned claiming to be from Amazon"
"Was text message claiming to be Natwest bank checking if I made a transaction. Expecting me to reply Call. Telephoned natwest was not from them. Scammers do no reply."
"Claimed to be from Microsoft, claim Virus detected tried to get you to remote"
"Asked for personal information . Impersonating police from Charring Cross. Pure scammers trying to get your details."
"Apparently I missed a call from the immigration department, that I shouldn't miss as it concerns me..... Not very intelligent scam"