"Claimed to be from Amazon Said Β£500 of gift cards had been approved by my account."
Impersonation calls
2,382 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,245 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 70 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74.6 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 2,245 different numbers. 303 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 1,344 · 56%
- Suspicious 1,000 · 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 654
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 1,361
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Evening 6pm to 12am 347
Latest reports
"Didn't verify their identity , Felt pressured to act, Caller was evasive, asked to change to Whatsapp to discuss a "job opportunity" and claimed to be Indeed HR"
"An Asian guy automated call. They claimed to be from Open Reach - claimed equipment was faulty! Would BT Open Reach have a Vodafone number? I think this was a scam."
"claimed to be from Amazon, reporting mobile phone purchase. Hung up when challenged."
"Claimed to be from my network. Left an automated voice message saying service may be suspended. Not recognized number, if genuinely from Vodafone would expect it to have been looked up much more than it has been."
"Pretended to be family member asked for money"
"Didn't verify their identity said they were from Barclays"
"Mimicked voice of daughter asking to add number to Whatsapp"
"Ai voice claiming to be from Indeed Human Resources"
"Claimed to be from Sky, i am not with sky, so hung up and blocked. Lots of background noise pretty sure a scam."
"Appeared to answer rhe call as a police officer. Asked for personal info then appeared to suggest 'will find which officer called me', then hung up"
"They claimed to be from a company indeed.co.uk"
"took out a contract in my name"
"Automated/robocall pretending to be from Vodafone"
"Asked for personal information Pressures to act fast Claims to be royal mail customer service"
"Claimed to be Vodaphone and that my phone service was "Likely to be suspended". Also had to select 1 to speak to a help line. When I did that there was a female voice with a strong Indian accent. I said I think this a scam. Afterwards I tried my phone and found it was still working for in and out calls. Asked for personal info."
"Claimed to be Amazon security. They are not."
"They claimed to be from a company and asked for personal information. Kept repeating the same question."
"The caller who called claimed to be from the the government tax office and stated that I had committed an offence and was taking proceeding against me, Then asked me to click on the screen. which I did not do they then ended the call. Very suspicious as it was also a mobile number."
"called representing HMRC with threat court action - Automated/robocall Threatened arrest or legal action"
"Claimed to be from Amazon but obviously from a crowded Indian Call centre"
"They claimed to be from a company . Knew my name"
"Automated recorded message claimed to be Indeed."
"Called multiple times claimed to be from lloyds fraud telling me I had a Β£1000.00 taken from my account-total scam"