"Threatened arrest or legal action . Automated message. Claimed to be HMRC."
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
"Claimed to be from Amazon This number just called me saying that they were called from Amazon and somebody had ordered an i-phone on my amazon account. I checked my account whilst on the call and said, "there are no transactions on my account from yesterday". She hung up at that point, I think it was a potential phishing scam."
"Claimed to be from my network -I put the phone down & told the person i thought it was a scam"
"Said they were calling from amazon dont know anything after as put the phone down"
"Pretending to call about an EE contract I don't have"
"They claimed to be from a company Lloyds Bank. Scam Claimed to be from my bank"
"Said that I owe unpaid tax"
"Threatened disconnection and when I asked if this scam, she actually went ballistic. Awful people"
"Called as TSB"
"Bank Security unauthorised payments scam."
"Scam call from Bank Security about unauthorised payments"
""Press 1 to continue" message Claimed to be from my bank stopping a fraud transaction. I hung up."
"Foreign accent calling from the government immigration? Tough luck mate I am a citizen"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Wanted me to reply to confirm a spurious transaction"
"Claimed to be from my bank bought train tickets on my card,unusual transaction"
"Claims to be Amazon customer service calling regarding suspicious activity on the account"
"Called multiple times, Claimed to be from a company Called multiple times"
"Not Scottish Power, everything is fake, they are looking for information"
"Claimed to be from energy provider British Gas - I screamed at her as she woke me up."
"asian man said the bt internet connection is public so anyone can see it"
"Got a call saying they were HMRC and taking legal action because of a redirected letter. Didn't make sense as I'm employed so my employer sorts my tax and has my right address. It was an automated American voice too. I reckon it's a scam."
"They claimed to be from a company AMAZON shame i dont have a amazon account wanted to stop a charge of Β£774"
"They claimed to be from NATWEST reporting a stopped payment."
"Asked for personal info Scammer Indian male called saying he was calling from my phone company to offer me a Β£200 refund. First he needed some identification details to process the refund . Then asked me what was the name of my bank. I knew where it was going from there so I gave him the name of any bank and hung up. Then blocked the number. As usual they will call back another day with a different number."