"Fraud call from a number pretending to be Sky offering discounts."
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 he was calling from EDF; when asked why he was calling, as we are not a customer, he got very rude."
"Virgin media fraud dept - I'm not a Virgin Media customer π€£π"
"said they were from BT"
"A man said he was from BT head office in London. He claimed that BT had a contract with the government to remove or replace phone lines and if we didn't act, we would lose the ability to make outgoing calls. He wouldn't provide his surname when I asked. He got rude and demanding, so I hung up on him."
"They said they were from Sky and wanted to give me a Β£40 discount on my monthly bill - I doubt that's true. It sounded like it came from an Indian call centre, very noisy, the guy couldn't speak English and when I mentioned I thought it was a scam, he told me to shut up. So I hung up."
"They said they were Vodafone, giving 40% off if you give your email and number. Said it was because I'm a long time customer, but I've only been with them a year maybe."
"Said they were from Three, my mobile network. I'm not with three. When I told him I wasn't he asked who I was with and he hung up when I said you would know if you were my network provider"
"Said they were from 3 network"
"Call from someone claiming to be a bailiff and due to visit in an hour for Β£5k+, gives the "court" number. You call it and they say they'll send out appeal paperwork, doesn't arrive. It's pretending to be Norwich court."
"Said they were from hsbc"
"fake o2"
"Said they were from o2 network provider offering a better deal, I hung up when they asked for personal details."
"Called our business number. They claim to be from British Gas its an automated voice. Rang back as though call not finished and blocked the switchboard."
"Said they were from 3G wanting to talk about my contract. I'm not with 3G and when I told him this he asked me to say who I'm with. I refused and he hung up."
"Posing as 02"
"They were using my old name from more than ten years ago, so they clearly have old info. I could hear a loud call centre in the background, and when I asked them to say who they wanted, they put the phone down."
"Laurence Fitzgerald said they were calling from the payment processing regulator."
"The Heathrow police called, about a cyber scam."
"Said they were from NHS England, unfortunately for them I live in Scotland and they still tried to convince me they were legit with a deep Indian accent lol π"
"Called pretending to be Sky but couldn't prove any details"
"Said they were calling about a non-fault road accident I reported in the last two years. I haven't had any accidents."
"Got a call and the caller said his name was Daniel. They had a strong Asian accent. When I asked about his name he put the phone down. The call lasted 23 seconds. I think they were trying to scam me."
"A number phoned my work and wanted to speak to someone, but nobody had that name."