"Stated they were from O2. However to cancel the message s they require you to go through a long process. Looks very suspicious."
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
"Didn't verify their identity Said they had a missed call from me which they didn't."
"Say from SKY"
"They claimed to be from Vodafone"
"Felt like a scam called saying from immegration"
"The caller indicated he was from the national lottery. We ended the call abruptly."
"Claimed to be from my network smh"
"Claimed to be from Vodafone calling yesterday from a withheld number that Vodafone never do, wanted to send me a link to click on and said my sim would stop working tomorrow. I work for Vodafone so know this is a scam"
"Automated message claiming to be from Visa security team, querying some "suspicious pending transactions" for amounts in the high hundreds and up, and to press 1 to speak to someone on the team "IMMEDIATELY""
"Claimed to be from Visa Debit about a charge being made to my card of over £900 to someone in California."
"Claimed to be from my network said SIM card going to stop working"
"Claimed to be from Amazon and said they were trying to stop an iphone that had been ordered to be shipped to USA"
"ASKING IF i WAS OWED MONEY FROM CHILDALLOWANCE FROM THE 70'-80S RANG HMRC THEY NOW NOTHING ABOUT IT ////// THIS 5 TIMES NOW ALL DIFFERENT NUMBERS FOREIGN MEN AND WOMEN ASKING FOR ME AND NOT SPELLING MY NAME RIGHT"
"Something didn't feel right Pretended to be head office/ boss for work-related purchase"
"Claimed to be from Open Reach and my internet connection had been change to a public line."
"Claimed to be from Vodafone Threatened disconnection We don’t have any phone services from Vodafone"
"Claimed to be from my bank and detailing supposed unusual transactions on my account- £99 from Amazon, £249 from a business name I didn’t catch. Wanted me to ring back in order to cancel these transactions. Same old, same old scam."
"said it was Steven from BT to check my internet connection I said I didn't believe him He hung up"
"Claimed to be from Amazon fraud department"
"They claimed to be from a county court serving papers for me. Knew my name."
"Claiming to be microsoft"
"Automated/robocall - "Bank security....""
"Automated message stating I am trying to make a Payment of £700.00 at that moment - reckoned they were Fraud Investigators"
"Claimed to be from Amazon - then sent a whatsapp wanted me to click on a link"