"Scam call saying he was from Amazon regarding an attempted Iphone 16 purchase"
Impersonation calls
2,383 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,246 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 2,246 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 1,345 · 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 348
Latest reports
"Claimed to be from my bank , Not a person, just an automated message - didn't even say which bank was supposed to be calling."
"Threatened disconnection. Claimed to be from 02 and told me that my sim was going to be disconnected. I'm not with 02!"
"Called multiple times Says they are Amazon"
"got an automated message saying two strange payments were noticed, probably a scam, so i hung up"
"Got a call today from a number claiming to be HMRC....."
"fraudulent pretending to be Sky Customer Services"
"Automated/robocall telling me my NI number had been crompromised and to press 1 to speak to investigating officer! SCAM"
"Claimed to be from my bank and a charge to my card had been made"
"Recorded voice. Asked me to transfer money - claimed to be from Visa and requiring a 'press 1' to pay 2 charges on visa card. Not credible."
"Asked for personal info, Called multiple times, they said they were from collections, saying I was in debt, this is a scam 101, do NOT give any personal information"
"Pretended to be from Manchester police."
"They claimed to be from a company claiming an outstanding parking fee"
"automated voice, claimed to be from "our security team", said it was checking on a payment and I needed to click 1 if I had not made the payment"
"Claimed to be from NHS services. Did not ask for any personal data just experience of GP services."
"Claimed to be from my bank and posed as our βaccount managerβ."
"They claimed to be from a company British Gas"
"Claimed to be from Amazon saying activity on my credit card. One in UK one abroad"
"Asked me to send money urgently for a reported claim of escorts"
"Woman with a really thick Indian accent said she was from EE. She wanted to get feedback but probably looking for vulnerable people to pick out and then go after."
"Pretended they were from Domestic and General."
"scam call said they were offering an upgrade to my EE account. I'm not even with EE! wasted his time for a bit then told him to sod off politely once I got tired of it."
"They claimed to be from o2, and said they'll do me a great new deal on my current contract. However, I am not an o2 customer and never have been. It's a scam call. They were indian."
"Claimed to be from Amazon said I had purchased mobile phone and other goods asked me to verify my account sent a what's app one time password I haven't ordered of Amazon for a very long time prefer not to use internet shopping for this type of reason."