"Called from this number claiming they were from O2. I'm not with O2 so it's definitely 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
"Scam call with a voicemail saying HMRC started action against me."
"Received multiple calls from this company. They can never say how they got my number or what my property's address is. They just keep insisting I'm owed compensation for damage to my property, even though no report has been made to anyone."
"This number 02046131961 keeps calling me every day. The person on the line has a foreign accent and says they are from a council housing repair service. But they wont say which council or company they are from and they wont tell you where they are based."
"Left an automated message on my answer machine saying they were from the Barclays fraud department. No chance I am calling it back."
"Claimed to be from my bank coop fraud and asked me to press a key."
"Apple Card scammer"
"Said he was from 02, I asked him to say it again, then he started speaking louder and slower. In the end, he was really rude, called me a moron, a c##k sucker, and told me to [profanity] his d##k."
"Jacob said he was with Amazon."
"Said they were Deve the head of the Albanian mafia. Said if you don't pay £600 now they will come face to face with you and take double. Said they new my family and had my poscode and were coming after me if I didn't pay."
"Said it was Virgin bank about some texts"
"Received a text from 0794230095 saying it was Barclays bank asking about a standing order to west dental care for over £600 and to call the 0133 number to discuss approval, didn’t call either number."
"pretending to be O2 and saying my phone line was going to be cut off, i then rang the O2 fraud line and they said it wasnt true and that it was a scam call"
"Call pretening to be Virgin media and tried to hlack my email and bank"
"Called us pretending to be Virgin media."
"Said he was calling from Lloyds Bank about trying to take money from a current account"
"Said they were from 3 network, saving me £3 a month, but got 9 calls in 10 mins, wanting bank card details and so on, really keen to save me the whole 3 quid, definitely not legit."
"Got a call on my landline, it was a recorded message that said it was Visa Security. They wanted me to check 2 payments made with my Visa card. Visa don't have my landline number. I didn't talk, I blocked the number and deleted it. I think its a scam."
"Seemed like a fake number, as the real owner answered when I rang back"
"Dude woke me up with a call about an Amazon purchase or something. Jokes on him, I don't use Amazon. I hung up. Mornings are for coffee and thinking. Definitely a scam."
"Called saying they were from Amazon about a dodgy gift card buy on our account and that they would send a code to my phone for me to read back to them. When I asked them to tell me the names on the Amazon account to prove they were actually from Amazon, they hung up. I called the number back and the guy had a different accent this time. Definately a scammer - beware."
"Caller said they were from EE Network. SCAM."
"Pidgeon English. Got error warnings from their server regarding my computer. But they offer a £199.99 fix? Could be real, could be fake. Two past repairs cost £1500. These folks seem computer savvy. Think they’re based in Toronto but called through a UK mobile."
"Today I got a call that used our area code. When I picked up, the man told me his name really fast, which was annoying. He asked if I used Vodafone. I told him that's not my company. Then he said, "Is it 3?" I told him I knew he was a spam caller because he was guessing."