"Said I owe unpaid tax and i needed to pay immediately"
Impersonation calls
2,382 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,245 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 70 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74.5 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. 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 1,344 · 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
"Recorded womanβs voice saying high value amounts on my card (no mention of my actual bank) for companies that I havenβt previously used so press 1 for something & 2 to speak to the bank. Clearly scam so donβt answer this number!!"
"Asked for account/card details very pushy and with a foreign accent. Scared me I hate answering the phone anymore."
"Claimed to be from my bank ....Two payments requested on your account, one from Amazon for Β£199.99 etc.......press 1......Press 2 etc. Obvious scam"
"Claimed to be from Amazon , stated they were 'Amazon Security Department'. When I took a moment to respond after they said that, they hung up. I wouldn't trust this at all."
"Claimed to be from my bank telling me a direct debit had been set up"
"Claimed to be from my bank i arrived home and a message left on my land line saying this is Barclay's investigating fraud and to ring this number a little later i received another call on my mobile with the same message but a different number def a scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank telling me I had suspicious transactions on my acvouny"
"Said from Amazon and Β£799 owing for a phone. Scam"
"Didn't verify their identity .Strangest call I've had in a long time. Someone saying they are from the Immigration department and want to speak to me. I said what is this about? They then started saying "speak Chinese", "speak Chinese" repeatedly then hung up. I rang the number back and phone message said this number is not recognised."
"Political survey This morning Saturday 13 June 2026 at 10.51 hours I received a telephone call from 07520644829. It was a female who said she was calling from the Department of Work and Pensions and doing a survey. Despite me saying it was not convenient she was very persistent and wanted to know when it will be convenient for her to call me. I ended the call. I did not know that the DWP worked on a Saturday and why would they use a mobile telephone number? I believe this was a fraudulent telephone call. A scam and if it calls again I will not answer."
"They claimed to be from a company HR Department and to call them?? I didnβt get the first part only calling from HR department and I need to call a number"
"Asked for personal information kept asking if i was Mrs xxxxxxxx and i asked several times who it was and they saiid , JOHN , yes but john who and they put phone down"
"Claimed to be from HSBC re payment from our account- I don't have a HSBC account therefore scam call"
"Claimed to be from my bank saying: [Barclays Bank] Our security system detected an unusual transaction of Β£675.88 made from your account on June 12, 2026. To ensure the safety of your funds, this payment has been suspended. If you did not authorize this transaction, please contact us immediately at +448006529991"
"Automated message claiming to be from HMRC, threatened legal action for a letter returned to HMRC, press 1 to talk to an advisor"
"Claimed to be from my bank telling someone was making an unauthorised payment if Β£140 from my card for a train ticket to Edinburgh"
"Lisa called from this number saying she was from Amazon"
"Claimed to be from my bank Regarding a transfer"
"Claimed to be from my network 3 but I am with sky network stated my number will be blocked if I don't take action"
"Claim to be from Microsoft, said they have received warnings from my machine!"
"Fake Barclays"
"Got a message that said there were some strange transactions on my credit card. I reckon it was fake because Natwest would not call me from a random mobile number and not say who they were."
"Claimed to be from my bank sent texts left voice clip"