"They called saying they were from ACI (debt recovery) claiming a payment is overdue. When I mentioned that I paid, the line went silent."
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
"Said they were from 02 and my sim card was going to be deactivated in 2 days and I needed to be home to get it... Told them I wound be home and if its coming to my address what was it.. She hung up"
"Is harrasing my 10 year old, claiming to be from a company called flex jobs."
"They claimed to be from 3 and they asked for 4"
"Said they were O2, but i'm not so I hung up"
"Said they were from O2"
"Said they were calling from O2 and that they were sending me a new sim card."
"called pretending to be from vodafone, told me my sim was getting deactivated and they were sending a new one. when they wanted details to check who i was i hung up"
"Said they were from 3 mobile, I hung up."
"Told me "Hello mate, I'm calling from your legal investigation department, we're ringing about your recent legal accident, do you remember?" I said no, and he hung up straight away."
"They called saying it was O2, but I'm not an O2 customer."
"This number rang me today amd got my bank details but I managed to cancel the card before anything happened, it was a Indian guy pretending he was from Vodafone amd offering me a better deal, he knew my last 2 digits of my bank account number, complete scam"
"Scam caller was trying to convince me that my mother isn't my real mother and I was taken from an orphanage when I was a baby. Then they offered some kind of financial help."
"Indian saying he was calling from three. Answered after 7 straight calls that I declined and when I told him I am from the "fraud department" he hung up right away"
"First said he was calling from Sky. I played along, but when I mentioned I wasn't a Sky customer, he got really rude and nasty, and wanted to know why I answered if I wasn't a Sky customer! I told him to go away, and I then received three or four more calls from diff"
"Said they were from EE Internet but I am not the Internet account holder and its not EE"
"Said they are from Virgin - VM02 telling about a new SIM card."
"This call was supposedly from EE, giving cheaper deals on my contract."
"Said they were from SKY wanting me to confirm details"
"Wanted bank details"
"I got a text about a direct debit being organised, call them if it wasn't me - but I'm not with that bank."
"Pretended to be from 3 Mobile saying they had an amazing monthly deal with a free Applewatch. Once interested, they ask for your bank details ‘for delivery’ and set up an account with O2 for a two-year top phone. When it arrives, they call and say whoops sorry, want it back. I sent them a half brick. Win!"
"Said they were from ee network but were indian scammers"
"Scam. They keep ringing saying they're from O2. I'm not with that provider."