Tagged reports

Impersonation calls

2,375 community reports tagged Impersonation call across 2,238 numbers.

Last 7 days
72 Steady
Usually 74 a week
Last 30 days
304
2,375 in total
Numbers
2,238
299 new in 30 days
First reported
12 Jan 26
Latest 31 Oct 2026

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.

  • Night 12am to 6am 20
  • Morning 6am to 12pm 650
  • Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 1,358
  • Evening 6pm to 12am 347

Latest reports

Suspicious 7 months ago
020 4621 6162

"Very very dodgy, said they were from BT, wanted to know about phones, security, card processing. Proper British accent."

BT Impersonation call
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Suspicious 7 months ago
01474 553231

"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."

EE Impersonation call
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Spam 7 months ago
07380 283415

"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!"

Barclays Impersonation call
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Spam 7 months ago
0333 880 2833

"๐Ÿšจ [SCAM ALERT] Advanced Telecom & Identity Theft Scam in the UK Iโ€™m 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! โš "

Impersonation call Three
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Suspicious 7 months ago
0333 443 9830

"An Asian voice, Peter Smith, phoned to say he was from Sky about my service agreement and wanting me to renew."

Impersonation call Sky
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Spam 7 months ago
0333 443 9830

"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."

Impersonation call Sky
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Spam 7 months ago
07485 120292

"Third phone call (all from different numbers). They said they were Microsoft and would shut down my computer because of suspicious activity."

Spam 7 months ago
0161 503 7182

"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."

BT Impersonation call
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Suspicious 7 months ago
020 8243 4727

"Said DCi Ollie Buckland claimed that financial and personal details were obtained by a criminal who is under arrest."

Impersonation call Police
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Spam 7 months ago
01228 248917

"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."

Impersonation call Vodafone
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Spam 7 months ago
023 9240 4354

"Said they were from o2 and could give me a discount on services. When I told them they are a scam they hung up."

Impersonation call O2
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Spam 7 months ago
01353 260722

"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."

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