"Caller with American accent claimed to be from the national crime agency"
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 network, stated SIM would deactivate and needed replacement, hung up, checked with three, no real issues"
"Claimed to be from Sky asking for a 6 digit password. DO NOT GIVE THEM THAT CODE! as i have traced that call there using a vpn"
"Claimed to be from "Sky Services""
"asked if I used my Lloyds credit card,I do not have one."
"Claimed to be from Nationwide who I donβt even bank with."
"01678414136 - unwanted phone call (I'm signed up to the TPS service so shouldn't receive any calls about selling stuff) , an indian women called me 3/7/2026 at 14:51 , spoke very bad english , claimed to be from British Gas selling gas boiler cover , she said all i needed to do was give her my bank sort code and account number to set up . at this point i just laughed and she said "beware of the light" . i believe she meant to say "beware of the dark" in an attempt to scare me . what made me laugh was i dont have a gas boiler and it was very clear she was reading from a very poorly made script , at this point she hung up"
"They claimed to be from EE"
"Claimed to be from Sky offering a 40% discount. When I said I will call shy back to confirm this amazing off they hung up!"
"When I called back they answered as EE mobile - I'd say an overseas call centre"
"Claimed to be from my network saying someone was accessing my account"
"Pretended to be from id mobile. Gaining personal details"
"Purporting to be Sky/Netflix. I don't have an account!"
"Pretending to be a teacher at school"
"Threatened arrest or legal action, stated a letter had been returned to HMRC, which of course HMRC don't do. Threatened legal actions and the option to speak to an Agent. Dangerous sounding scam."
"Claimed to be from my bank , saying my card was used on Amazon for Β£99 pound and somewhere else for Β£793."
"Claimed to be from my bank - asked for my bank details"
"Claimed to be from my bank phoning about charges from amazon, recorded message very obviously a scam"
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon Claimed to be from Amazon. Suggested money owed."
"They claimed to be from a company bank Claimed to be from my bank two transactions made wanting me to confirm yes or no to them."
"Claimed to be from Sky Giving me discount"
"Pretending to be from EE"
"Claim to be from visa mastercard fraud department about a multi hundred pound/dollar charge to your card. Hoas."
"Said they were calling from the Swedish Police."