"Automated/robocall - spoke with an American accent and referred to "Her Majesties""
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 HMRC message and threatening legal action"
"Claimed to be from my network EE"
"Couldn't verify the caller. repeat caller claiming to be from a financial intermediary who can facilitate mortgage on my home to raise funds"
"Didn't verify their identity said there was suspicious transaction activity"
"Calling from bank security. Did not say which bank"
"saying its my bank and saying got pay amazon and another amount Β£700 to be authorised a total scam"
"A foreign sounding person claiming to be from Amazon security"
"Spam call saying they were from O2 and that they had tried to call me and I missed it, which isn't true. So I ignored the message."
"Spam claiming hmrc action"
""Bank Security" scam"
"Threatened arrest or legal action ."
"Automated/robocall Called this morning . Auto voice says that unusual purchases have been made by me . I haven't ...Hung up when I did not respond . Then I called the number back ..went to a Lebaro voice message ..Total scam , beware everyone"
"Threatened arrest or legal action due to returned letter"
"Could barely make out what he was saying as I couldn't understand his accent. Claimed to be from Virgin Media who I don't have an account with, so I hung up. But then they kept on repeatedly phoning me before I blocked their number."
"Automated HMRC message. It was an American automated voice, I was in serious trouble, hold the line and I would be transferred to the next associate, when he came on line he was Asian sounding, so I hung up."
"SCAM - AI voice said it was from 'Human Resources' wanting me to add them on WhatsApp."
"Called multiple times , scam woman with a fake business"
"Left bogus message about Amazon purchases pretending to be Bank security"
"said they were from a hospital"
"rude young lady claimed to be from "BT Head Office" yet couldn't identify herself with account number or any details to prove legitimate. Continued to overtalk me, then when put in her place became rude and insulting"
"They claimed to be from a hmrc company robot"
"They claimed to be from Vodafone asking me to confirm how much my last bill payment was. I am with Tesco (O2) so said I am not with Vodafone. They asked me who I was with and I hung up."
"Automated recorded message claiming National Insurance compromised"