"Didn't verify their identity said they were from my bank but did not name the bank."
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 they were from Vodafone and my line was going to be cut off in 2 days. Then they realised I wasnt even on Vodafone"
"Claimed to be from my bank . Suggested that someone had tried to pay Β£999 to carphone warehouse."
"Caller said he was the bank security department. Did not say which bank. He told me there had been unauthorised transactions on my visa card. As I do not have a visa card I did not worry."
"Claimed to be from my bank implied I have used my bank card on websites that are suspicious and asked me to call them back. I know my bank doesn't interact with me this way."
"They claimed to be from a company - obvious scammers, hung up when challenged female with very Asian accent when she called herself Rachel."
"They claimed to be from a company NATIONWIDE"
"Asked me to transfer money"
"Said they were Vodafone and had a better sim deal."
"Said they were from O2 offering a 30% discount and a new SIM card would be delivered tomorrow. Asked for a one time passcode, which O2 says to never give. The operator got really angry. Called O2 and they confirmed they wouldn't call about a discount. Def a scam. Reported it."
"Claimed to be from Amazon security centre. Indian accent. Said that last night someone tried to order an iPhone 16 from my Amazon account and other items asked me if I wanted to cancel. I checked my Amazon account and no such orders had been placed. Caller hung up the phone."
"They claimed to be from a company - HMRC"
"Automated HMRC message: A letter sent to you got returned back to HMRC documentation department. Legal action will be initiated against you shortly. Please press 1 to speak to our officer."
"Claimed to be from Amazon"
"Take a while to answer me when I pick up the call. Definitely India and said he was from Sky."
"Claimed this number was the FCA"
"A scammer who sounded foreign called and said he was from "Spy Network""
"Reporting to be from enterprise car regards witnesses to an accident"
"They claimed to be from a company pcp about car finance. I never owned a car or have a driver licence"
"AI generated voice claimed to be immigration office"
"They claimed to be from a company ( Amazon )"
"Someone rang saying they are from EE they said they want to send me a SIM super fast 5g sil but I'm already on 5g but they need a link code a text came through my phone it was my two factor verification for my account they wanted access to my account do not trust total scam."
"Said they were from Amazon's Security and Fraud Department"
"indian call centre pretending to be BT"