"robo call acting like they were amazon"
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
"they said it was bank security calling. Did not say what bank, so I hung up without talking."
"Asked for immediate payment , threatened legal action, automated HRNC message, said i owed unpaid tax, sending bailiffs round"
"He called himself Tony Garcia, but he had an Indian accent. Maybe possible, but not likely! Also, he said he was calling from O2. As I don't use O2, it was obviously a lie."
"Said they were calling from 02."
"Said they were from a card company."
"About council tax and tried to get payment over the phone"
"not the actual o2, fake scam, wanting you to pay money"
"Said they were Barclays but they are not have told Barclays and police"
"Asked for details of all my bank cards & credit cards. Claimed was from FCA. That my card was added to someone elseβs Apple Wallet"
"Said they were from Vodafone checking on the service but didn't have a contact name and I have no services with Vodafone. Scam call."
"Call centre in India pretending to be Three network."
"Caller (male and with a southern accent) claimed to be a Police Officer calling from the βFinancial Conduct Authorityβ and claimed that an arrest had been made of a person claiming to be resident at our home address. Wanted to know if we had βgiven purchasing detailsβ to a third party. Line then went dead."
"Said they were from Amazon business, asked to speak to a member of staff and would not take no for an answer, even wanting me to contact them even though they are on annual leave. Really unprofessional and a scam."
"Said they were with Three mobile trying to upgrade my number as it's meant to be blocked. The agents were Harry Brown and Liana Clarke, and they're Indian."
"Said they were me and sent messages to friedmnds on whatsapp"
"Called and said they were from job centre but wanted to give me remote work where I would need to pay up front for equipment. Scammers"
"I had some dodgy payments stopped on my bank card, then I got a call saying they were calling from the bank fraud team. They asked me for details to check the payments and I got worried when they asked for my passkey."
"Said to be from Vodafone, wanted the OTP code they had sent to me. The text was real but said "do not share this with anyone". I ended the call and told voxi but they didn't seem bothered."
"Said they were from BT and told me they were reducing my broadband to Β£5 for the next 2 years and a letter would be sent to confirm the seniors rate but they wanted personal information to confirm first."
"South African accent. New my first name and asked if I was in a certain job at a company I never heard of. When I asked, said numbers got from social media etc (mentioned LinkedIn). My number is not on any social media."
"Said they were HMRC, but HMRC do not phone from mobiles"
"Caller was pretending to be a well-known financial adviser, asking about Crypto investments and urging for a transaction to be done over the phone."
"Claims to be BT. Said internet would be disconnected if you dont follow what they say. Really persistent time waster. Think its a scan like https://www.thatsnonsense.com/beware-bt-openreach-phone-scams-claiming-to-upgrade-test-or-cut-off-internet/. BT say they dont make calls like this"