"They claimed to be from a company , Indian accent, office background noise Threatened or pressured me Asked for personal info"
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
"Paypal impersonation"
"They claimed to be from HMRC but is fake as HMRC call from privated numbers only/ones that come up with HMRC"
"They claimed to be from Amazon and someone was trying to make a purchase on my account and sent verification codes they wanted me to read out"
"Scammer. Automated voice pretending to be "human resources" asking to move the conversation to Whatsapp before hanging up."
"Claimed to be from my bank reporting unauthorised transactions & requesting callback. This is definitely a scam call."
"This was a scam (i.e.fraudulent) call on 29 July from someone purporting to be the 'Bank Security Department') claiming that two unusual transactions (for Β£99 and Β£799) had appeared on my account and asking me to press 1 to verify or 2 to speak to someone. As this was clearly a scam call (but still an offence under the Fraud Act 2006) I put the phone down. Claimed to be from my bank"
"Recorded message said it was Bank Security... and that they ended the call right away!"
"They claimed to be from a company working with OFGEM Didn't verify their identity"
"claimed to be from Nationwide"
"Claims that I've been linked to a ''fraudulent account'', and asked me to ''verify my credientials''. Man with an accent, did not introduce himself or his organisation, clearly a SCAM! I claimed the line is bad, he then disconnected the call and immediately was called by a number from Cypurs: +35722032050. I did not answer!!!"
"They claimed to be from a company called Caledonian Group and knew my name. They said it was about a job application but I don't recall ever applying there. Brief unclear conversation"
"Didn't verify their identity bank security auto call"
"Claimed to be from my bank , and i have ran up a bill"
"Caller was evasive , didn't say who she was calling from, saying openreach had advised them that I was paying too much for my phone calls. When questioned about this she hung up."
"Claimed to be from Amazon said problem with account mentioned suspicious activity"
"Felt pressured to act about an unauthorised purchase from Amazon"
"Automated/robocall - Bank Security scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank transaction to buy a rail ticket"
"Claimed to be from my network sent me a pin to read back to them. Claimed my number was being disconnected and they needed security details. When I wouldn't read the code they hung up."
"They claimed to be from a company DVLA and gave me a link to click to"
"Threatened to freeze my account due to fraud"
"Claimed to be from Amazon disgusting person very abusive"
"Claimed they were from amazon security"