"Automated/robocall - claiming a fraud on a master card."
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
"They claimed to be from Virgin Money"
"Received this call at 14:10pm saying about invoice charge of Β£700 for amazon - complete BS, as I donβt have Amazon account Ignore this call itβs a scam!!!!"
"Claimed to be from EE offering SIM deal. Looked up this number on a few Who Called Me sites while she was talking. All look ups were within the last hour. I gave her an email address and told her to prove who she was and further more to tell me how to contact EE directly to get the same deal She hummed and hawed saying her department was another so I terminated the call."
"Automated HMRC message, threatened legal action. Press 1 to speak to someone... No thanks"
"Claimed visa card fraud by automated message"
"Scam Call pretending to be Amazon checking "large purchase made"."
"Claimed to be from my bank, claimed to be from a visa card"
"Bank security scam They claimed to be from a company"
"Claimed to be from my bank and asked me to call another number to confirm a supposed transaction"
"Said they were from Scottish Power and wanted all my account details, including bank info⦠Not given."
"Said they were from Virgin and wanted private details."
"customs and revenue scam Automated/robocall"
"Automated HMRC message saying I owed tax and was threatened with legal action. I did not engage and hung up"
"Man with Indian accent who said he was from BT and that my SIM card was going to run out in the next 2 days."
"Asked me to send money urgently and was really rude about it"
"Claimed to be from my bank STREAMFLEX SCAM"
"Supposedly from HMRC"
"Got a call from a man who said he was from the FCA. He wanted to check my info because I'm due money back for my mortgage payoff. He ended the call quick when I asked lots of questions."
"Automated/robocall Wednesday, 10 June 2026 at 11.43 hours I received a telephone call from 07377935991. There was a female recorded voice purporting to be from Security at my bank although the name of the bank was not mentioned. This recorded voice said two purchase have been made against my account, one from Amazon and the other from (I did not get the name) and as I do not normally make purchases from either to Press 1 if I had not made these purchases or Press 2 if I had made these purchases and payment should go ahead. It was obviously a fraudulent telephone call/a scam so without doing or saying anything I disconnected the telephone call."
"Automated/robocall Supposedly from HMRC"
"Something didn't feel right - a recording in an American accent said the immigration department were looking for me and that I "should not ignore the call and take this call when called". Well I had, I had answered it! No reason for immigration to contact me. Am a British citizen with British passport living in Britain! Hung up before the end of the recording."
"Threatened arrest or legal action . Automated message which glitched out half way through."
"National insurance scam"