"Claiming they are from the immigration office in China, speaking Mandrain. Definitely suspicious."
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
"Voice activated. They said a letter from HMRC had been returned to them, unable to deliver and proceedings will be starting. Felt pressured to act. And told me to press 1 to speak to someone"
"They claimed to be from a company bank security"
"Caller said she was calling from B.T. and was I the main internet user? I said it was unlikely that B.T. would call me from an unregistered mobile. Caller then rang off. An obvious SCAM attempt."
"Claimed to be from Sky Very noisy line, eventually announced himself as βBen from Sky TV Ltdβ after asking a number of times why he was calling me he hung up. My phone had already identified it as potential spam"
"Claiming to be from THREE - it was a scam. Has caused untold hassle to sort everything out. Had ALL personal details including bank!!!"
"Claimed to be from Microsoft Defender; Locked my computer; Said they could unlock my computer if I gave them access to it"
"Claimed to be from Amazon - said I had bought an iphone - sent me a 6 digit code to whatsapp - AVOID AVOID !!"
"Claimed to be from Amazon . Said Iβd bought an iPhone"
"They claimed to be from Barclays"
"They claimed to be from a company o2"
"They claimed to be from a company EE"
"claimed bank set up for new payee"
"missed call from unknown number, voicemail sounded like my daughter asking to add her number to what's app"
"Looked scam, she sounded pure Indian. So much of back noise, scam centre, could hear scams going on. She said she is calling from 3 network and 3 is losing their customers due to poor network and so are offering 45% discount on bills for 12 months. I got to know total scam from Indian Call Centre. She got to know I become suspicious of her call so she disconnected the call immediately, High alert!!"
"Asked for personal info claiming to be lastminute.com"
"Felt pressured to act , claimed to be from HP and wanted access to PC"
"Asked for personal info. Requesting authority for a fake bank transfer"
"Claimed to be from my network O2. Sounded like call centre in India. Offered a substantial discount for 12 months because I've had network issues. Told them I haven't and hung up."
"Scam message saying money been spent on amazon and zoom, then claiming these hasnt been used on your card before. Press 1 to authorise payments, press 2 to speak to the bank... No bank name given, phishing for details. Reported."
"Called multiple times someone pretending to be mike from mafia"
"Someone rang claiming to be from my bank and said two transactions had been blocked by their fraud dept. They asked me to press 1 to OK and 2 to cancel. I pressed 2 but nothing happened."
"A person named Jane North from the FCA. When I called FCA to check, they had no Knowledge of this person or Phone Number. FCA do not contact clients via mobile."
"Caller was evasive and defensive when I asked for his number to check he was from BT"