"Said they were from the tax office. Asked for my name and what work i do then hung up. Might be a scam."
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 74.6 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
"Automated call said it was from the Metropolitan Police about a problem with national identity documents and a warrant."
"Same scam as before, pretending to be from Barclays. I dont even have a Barclays account."
"Fake Netflix"
"Claimed to be from my bank"
"Felt pressured to act from an AI agent"
"Felt pressured to act. Automated/robocall Claimed to be calling from BT service - translating text message into spoken message - "Moffatt rang" Gobbledegook!"
"Sounds like computer voice about home safe and asked if I was the home owner - just hung up"
"Pretended to be family member"
"Claimed to be someone I know"
"They claimed to be from the visa fraud team and wanted me to press 1 for the explanation"
"Said it was from the Police Devon & Cornwall"
"They sent me a message saying they were from British Gas and sent letters to my old address, but I'm not with them."
"They claimed to be from a my life insurance. I asked them to send me an email, they said that they couldn't do that because they had to discuss new terms. My life insurance came to an end after being poorly... Be careful with this people and they were calling from UK"
"said i was part of a claim that i had no knowledge of"
"Claimed to be from Sky"
"Caller was evasive, said from Iranian Embassy."
"Called pretending to be from Virgin Money"
"Faked being a social worker"
"Said my number was about to be cut off. Seemed really fake!"
"Said they were from sky and could get me a discount lol"
"immigration scam"
"Said they were from SKY and wanted to change my HUB and asked for details. I called SKY and they said it wasnt them"
"Claiming to be immigration trying to get hold of you. Then continues to select a language choice. Surely immigration does not ring from a normal mobile number"