"They claimed to be from a HMRC!!! Automated/robocall"
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
"Threatened arrest or legal action if didn’t take call from caller"
"Said I owe unpaid tax , I rang the number, it's was a British woman, who denied ever ringing me."
"Caller said they're from SKY TV. Call originated in Lincoln. Caller said they were in London...sounds dodgy, beware !!!!"
"This number uses a calling machine with a pre-recorded message that pretends to be from the NHS (and it had an American accent, which was funny). DO NOT TRUST THEM and report them to your phone provider by sending the number to 7726 to stop them."
"Asked me to call to verify a direct debit set up on my account but I don’t bank with Barclays"
"Automated/robocall saying they were "Bank Security"- didn't know my name or my bank- a scam"
"Claimed to be from my bank , about suspicious transaction"
"Threatened arrest or legal action . Asked for my full name and postcode."
"Asked me to transfer money trying to confirm a payment and asking to press 1 to confirm"
"Didn't verify their identity . Said they were a bank and Amazon and Zoom and to confirm large payments required as this is unusual on my account. I didn’t reply and out the phone down. I called the number back to check who it was and it was switched off. So I assume a scam … Claimed to be from my bank but didn’t say type of bank."
"Claimed to be from bank of England reported 2 scam transactions"
"automated call saying it was from immigration office, asked me to pick a language option, i hung up and blocked the number so be careful."
"They claimed to be from a company Royal Bank of Scotland, say ing they had added a card to my account (I do not have a RBS account)"
"They claimed to be from Revenue and Customs. Threatened arrest or legal action"
"Claimed to be from Sky offered a fake deal scammers cons scam"
"Automated HMRC message ........."
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon"
"Said unautherised charges [Amzon £99 + £799 Vue (sounds like)]!!! Press 1 to accept or 2 to speak to accounts Dept. Left answerphone to take it. HINT: Never Answer these type calls (do your own research)"
"They claimed to be from a company Microsoft Called multiple times"
"They claimed to be from Aviva life assurance, but gave no usual T+C of call, and hung up immediately, with no explanation when I said I don't have their product."
"Threatened or pressured me Pretended to be amazon, saying someone tried ordering iPhone when she got my name wrong she accused me of lying !"
"An Asian recorded female voice offering English or Mandarin language, claiming to be from the NHS asking to verify my details."
"Claimed to be from Amazon and that my account had been charged over £300, asking to press 1 if I wanted it cancelled"