"Said they were Ryanair support, a scam, do not answer."
Impersonation calls
2,375 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,238 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 69 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74.4 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 2,238 different numbers. 299 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 1,342 · 57%
- Suspicious 995 · 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 650
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 1,358
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Evening 6pm to 12am 347
Latest reports
"Man called Alex said he was from o2"
"Pretending to be 02"
"Said they were 02 and my number would be deleted."
"Asked for my address and email saying he was from ee but he couldnt prove he was from ee when i asked so"
"Said he was calling from ID Mobile."
"Scam call told me they were from EE"
"They called and said they were from Three. They wanted me to click a link to change my password. They became aggressive when I didnβt."
"Caller said they were from the UK Health Department. Laughed at them and hung up."
"Asian lady said she was calling from Sky TV and offered 40% off our TV package but couldnt tell me what package we had or any details. Told her to [profanity] off."
"Recorded voice claimed to be from John Lewis security department."
"Got a call from this number saying they were from immigration bureau"
"Called pretending to be from Pozitive Energy, asking for invoice info and said they would overcharge us on the next bill because there was some mixup wiht another customer account."
"Said they were tesco mobile asking for card details. Never give them if they ring from a number you cant confirm like this. It was a really fishy call"
"Said he was calling from Amazon - wanted us to make a Business account, but we have one already. Asked for "The Manager of the Company". He was very stupid, luckily, for a scammer."
"Ignoring my requests to stop , i think he's pretending to be a debt collector, when i dont even have any debts, probably i inheritted the number from the person they are locating i dunno"
"Pretending to be the British Medical Association but got rude when I said I wasn't interested."
"Called at 8.30 pm, said he was phoning from DWP."
"They said they were bailiffs."
"Caller said the call was to stop fraud from a "personal trading account""
"Hi this person rang my phone and told me he was from 3 and that my account would be closed. This was a scam, please be very aware answering to this number. Do not give your details"
"Said DWP I said they weren't slammed phone down after tutting"
"Said they were DWP I said I don't think you are the woman huffed and slammed the phone down"
"Said they were from a claims company named redwood collections but when I called the company they told me the name she gave me doesnt work there"