"Called to talk to me about the "housing issues that I had reported""
Impersonation calls
2,375 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,238 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Impersonation call are steady: 72 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 74 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
"housing repair team call, most likely a scam."
"Very very dodgy, said they were from BT, wanted to know about phones, security, card processing. Proper British accent."
"Said they were from EE but obviously was a scammer."
"Woman with an indian accent said she was calling from EE. Didnt give her any chance to talk, I hung up the phone and blocked the number."
"Called without account holder info, asking for details they don't have from BT to see if we 'qualify' for 'wholesale' phone prices. Suspicious."
"Got a text message saying it was from Barclays with some really convincing info (real transactions) asking me to call the number given and to reply to the text. I called the bank directly on my trusted number and they confirmed the messages weren't from them!"
"๐จ [SCAM ALERT] Advanced Telecom & Identity Theft Scam in the UK Iโm sharing my experience to alert the community about a very professional scam where fraudsters are pretending to be from Three UK, Currys, and Creation Finance. Please read and share this to keep your friends and family safe! โ "
"An Asian voice, Peter Smith, phoned to say he was from Sky about my service agreement and wanting me to renew."
"Got a call, said from housing association."
"Said they were from Sky and wanted to talk about upgrading. Total scam - hung up and saw on other websites that many people are being targeted by this number."
"Third phone call (all from different numbers). They said they were Microsoft and would shut down my computer because of suspicious activity."
"Said they were from life insurance"
"Said they were from BT. I'm not with BT but they told me I had an unpaid bill. Definitely avoid and block. Thankfully my phone checks for spam, so came through as suspected spam."
"Said DCi Ollie Buckland claimed that financial and personal details were obtained by a criminal who is under arrest."
"Said he was from Vodafone and wanted to send me a new phone sim because my number was going down at midnight. I told him there was nothing wrong with my phone sim and he hung up."
"Caller said they were from Amazon checking account settings"
"Said they were bank security, then I put the phone down. A scam."
"Said they were from o2 and could give me a discount on services. When I told them they are a scam they hung up."
"Trying to get meter info pretending to be British Gas."
"said they were from o2, hung up on me when i asked them to prove it wasnt spam"
"Said they were from Amazon. I donโt have an account anymore and I've changed my bank details."
"The caller had an Indian/Asian accent and talked very fast. When I asked what he wanted, he told me there was a problem with my "O2 Virgin Media" SIM card. It was obviously a scam. I told him this. Then he called me a "[profanity]" and hung up. What a nice person."
"Asian accent called saying they were from O2, not my provider."