"Didn't verify their identity said they were from BT and that my internet was accessible to all and sundry"
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 74.5 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
"Claimed to be from administration services as part of the Financial services authority. The name they gave is wrong and was about NBI international. Also used to defraud many people. This is the number someone calling herself Amanda Taylor gave whilst calling from a blocked number"
"Claimed to be from Amazon but when challenged, had no idea who i was or when I last used my account"
"Something didn't feel right. Called me claiming that I called the number which i did not as i was at work. She asked for my name so I asked who she was, her name was charlotte, and i said i didnt call, at this point we both ended the phone"
"Claimed to be a bank, said they recognised unusual payments from my account and I should take action. Ignored as my bank was not the one stated."
"This is a scam call pretending to be bank security and then trying to get you to transfer all of your money to their account"
"Claimed to be from Amazon CALLED TO DISCUSS MY ACCOUNT - I DONT HAVE ONE!!"
"Claimed to be from Amazon WISHED TO DISCUSS MY ACCOUNT FUNNY THOUGH AS I DO NOT HAVE ONE"
"Claimed to be from my bank and stated that my account had been hacked - it hadn't."
"Immediate disconnection. Maybe criminal bank "security"?"
"Caller claimed they were from Sky, when i challenged i was on the tel preference service so how did he have my number they hung up immediately"
"Claimed to be from my bank visa security dept, saying money had been withdrawn. Press i if it was me"
"Claimed to be from Amazon said there'd been fraudulent activity on my account"
"Claimed to be from Amazon, said there'd been suspicious activity"
"Called multiple times, asked me for a few seconds to explain why he had called, knew my 1st name, as soon as i spoke he hung up....maybe wanting to record my voice for illegitimate use???"
"Didn't verify their identity so thought maybe scam"
"Didn't verify their identity Creepy breathing voice"
"Claimed to be from RingGo about an outstanding amount but I haven’t used them for months"
"They claimed to be from a company HJ"
"Criminal call impersonating bank security"
"Said bank was being charged by bank - £1.80 and £700 need to verify?"
"Claimed to be from my network EE. I'm not with EE."
"Automated message ..Claimed to be from Visa and two suspect payments one over £1000. press 1 or press 2 options . I dont hold a visa card nor is my number public. number seems a mobile so not a bank. DANGEROUS"
"Felt like a scam Said is that 'my name' but I didn't tll them i just said what is this in connection with and they hung up"