"Kept calling me and didn't verify their identity also I definitely didn't know them"
Impersonation calls
2,377 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,240 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 70 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74.3 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 2,240 different numbers. 301 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 1,343 · 56%
- Suspicious 996 · 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 652
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 1,358
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Evening 6pm to 12am 347
Latest reports
"Called at 8.20pm on Good Friday, said he was from Lloyd's business security, so I hung up. I missed my number and called back; the same guy answered. I told him I got a call that showed as suspected spam and he hung up, seemed very suspicious."
"Called saying they were my phone provider. Told them to xxxx off"
"yahoo mail got hacked, they took over my account."
"Foreign gentleman (I think Asian accent) said he was calling from Microsoft about my computer. I said no, I wasn't expecting a call from them. He belligerently said, 'What do you mean no?' He then talked over me, accused me of being rude and scolded me for not having the decency to listen. I thought him very rude, said 'bye and hung up. It surely must have been a scam."
"They claimed to be from... the NHS. Didn't ask me any security questions and the questions weren't relevant to he NHS and were totally generic, they never referred to me by name and didn't volunter it. Told them they were pretty poor at this and hung up. Beware this number"
"Scammer pretending to be the blockchain support team."
"Said they were calling about mis sold car finance but I could hear her whispering to someone saying why's she not getting the message, I keep trying."
"SCAM! Very strong accent. Said she was calling from 3 mobile. ๐"
"Scam callers fooled me into giving away personal details by pretending to be my mobile phone company and they sent me an email with a link that I clicked on. They want to steal your identity to use your information for expensive phone contracts and other bad things. Still getting bothered by lots of calls."
"Mobile scam. They said my SIM would be cut off tomorrow and tried to sell me a new one."
"Scam operator saying they were Three Mobile."
"A woman on the call said she was my energy advisor and tried to get my identity. I've never had an energy advisor so she couldn't have been mine. This was clearly a SCAM attempt. I never share any identifying info with cold callers or details about any accounts I might have."
"Said they were from Scottish Power."
"Pretending to be senior leader from my organisation and fake calls and messages"
"Called my new work phone. A male voice said he was calling from HMRC, wanting information from me. I didn't give info, and he aggressively said I needed to talk to them. He also said that if I didn't take the call any further then the police would come to my door in 45 minutes and I'd be going to prison."
"Called saying they were from EE and would send a 1 time pin to my phone. I hung up"
"They claimed to be from... three network"
"Indian scammers using VoIP are relentless. Theyโve been harassing me for seven years now, using a large number of different phone numbers, and they claim to be anything from insurance companies to web services."
"pretending to be lloyds bank with a passcode for 033508 approval of 549 to go compare says dial 03301330393 inmediately if not you"
"Impersonation"
"Said they were calling from Sky sales."
"Said they were my current life insurance company and wanted to update my policy and email me documents to get the money I can get. Then put me though to their boss to finish the call. He asked if I was told they are not my current provider, I said no, then he hung up after a beep."
"SCAM Call saying they were from Sky Mobile, told me I need a new SIM or my phone will stop working in 48 hours"