"Caller was evasive said she was from Amazon verification office very unusual felt like it was a computer talking paused a lot"
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
"Said I owe unpaid tax they will arrest me and i will face legal action . Total scam just block the number"
"scammer acting like they were from BT. ended the call and blocked them."
"Got a call from this number. It was an automated voice that said it was HMRC. They told me legal action would be taken against me and press 1 to speak to their legal team."
"Got a scam call from someone saying they were from BT. Scam call - hung up and blocked the number."
"Didn't verify their identity, they claimed to be from immigration"
"Scam call saying they were from Amazon, I challenged him and said I didnโt believe the call was real and he replied "have a nice day" then hung up!"
"they called my sister pretending to be the police of scotland and were harassing, swearing, and all sorts at her. (my sister is 9 if this helps show you how outrageous this is)"
"Called saying they were Sky, offering an upgrade. Sky said they don't call from mobile numbers, so it's a scam."
"They claimed to be from a company and asked for my name and date of birth and how much i had. i got a message saying someone hacked into my bank and got given a number to call and sort it out. then i explained the situation to that number and as soon as they got my name and date of birth and the amount they hung up while i was mid sentence trying to explain that i froze my card straight away. iโve never had anything like this so i thought it was real and now i donโt know if they have hacked into my card or not."
"Automated/robocall claims to be uk immigration"
"The caller said the water supply insurance had ended. They talked to my wife and used her name, even though she doesn't have the policy."
"Said she was with the court and that my mum hadn't done her unpaid work, she's nearly 80 and hasnโt been in any trouble ๐ก๐ก"
"Had several calls and voicemails. One message said it was from social services and told me to call a different number. Loads of spelling mistakes and missing words in the messages."
"Automated/robocall claiming to be from amazon"
"Offered fake energy deal pretending to be with the DWP&HMRC"
"Said he was from O2 but had no info to check who he was"
"said they were calling from sky, when I asked them to prove it, they hung up"
"Said they were from the Inland Revenue"
"Automated HMRC message. I didn't listen to the whole message, but a recorded voice with an American accent purporting to be HMRC."
"They are foreign workers from a call center in the UK, impersonating the FTC and NSA, saying they found your previously scammed crypto and they will give you your money back if you do a video call with them, share all your personal info, banking info and create new crypto accounts. They will steal all your money. Don't talk to them."
"They claimed to be from Amazon security"
"Threatened arrest or legal action A womanโs voice quite deep and threatening"
"Claimed to be fromVirgin"