"Said they where my phone provider it's a mobile number I don't think it's my phone company cos they didn't even state the company and there English wasn't good"
Impersonation calls
2,382 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,245 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 69 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. 302 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
"Automated robot voice about tax"
"Didn't verify their identityοΌ called multiple times"
"Claimed to be from my bank Monzo, the scam starts with a M&S survey email, free gift if you complete it. To get the gift you pay postage, and of course provide name, address, email and phone number. Then the phone call to inform you have been scammed, offering help to guide you through your passwords! Also tried to FaceTime me, I guess to get face recognitionβ¦"
"Said they were from O2. Apparently they're cancelling my SIM card in 1-2 days because I got an old card type. Fraud to get you to change to a different SIM card, probably giving them a chance to hijack your number, which opens up loads more opportunities for fraud on people who aren't careful."
"Amazon scam. Caller hung up when told him I knew it was a scam!"
"Claimed to be from Amazon .Suggesting someone had ordered item in wife's name."
""New number" WhatsApp scam, Was from amazon asking if i have placed an order for a iphone, then they starting called me a nig##r"
"Automated/robocall then stated they were from Amazon. They were not, it was a scam."
"Claimed to be from Amazon, asking if I'd placed an order for an iPhone in the last 24 hours, then saying someone had, asking me to confirm this or not. I mentioned that the line was bad a couple of times (which it was), when they started calling me a [profanity]."
"Said my National Insurance number was compromised and wanted me to press 1 to speak to the ''Leading investigator''"
"They claimed to be from a company - BT. Hung up when I questioned this"
"Called at 2.06 today. Said he was calling from sky services and asked how I was. I wanted to know why he was calling in a foreign accent. He asked why he was calling me. Then asked if I was Mr xxxxx. I told him I'd never heard of him so he hung up."
"said he was from virgin media but didn't know who he called. Hang up it is a scam"
"Asked for personal info, claimed to be police"
"said he was from cyber police USA Asked for personal info about my account"
"They claimed to be from a company and asked for personal details Asked for account details"
"Claimed to be from my network Threatened disconnection Reported that my current sim card was going to be blocked"
"Threatened arrest or legal action . To avoid this press button one. I ended the call"
"Tried saying it was the police"
"They claimed to be from a company National Grid wanting to change our electric meters, which have already been changed this year. Scam - do not give them any information."
"this number claimed to be automated from my Bank"
"claimed to be bank security department"
"Claimed to be from EE. I no longer have an EE account. I gave them the boot due to their annual price hikes. I told the foreign caller he was obviously a scammer as I don't have an EE account. He intermediately hung up"