"Be aware posing as three"
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 74.1 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. 300 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
"Call said it was from Visa fraud section, £835 taken from my account, please press 1 to be connected to our fraud team, hung up as I suspect it’s a scam."
"The caller said he was from Sky Maintenance. I told him I don't have Sky. He put the phone down."
"This number has called me two times pretending to be Sarah from the Iranian community."
"After speaking to a man for a minute who said he was phoning from an Iranian freedom movement charity that I support, I realised he wasn't responding to my words, but with automated replies and sounded like a computer voice. So I put the phone down."
"Said they were from British Gas wanting to book an appointment to change my meter because it was faulty. When I asked how they knew that (I don't have a smart meter so they would need to physically check!), he got very rude and defensive and began shouting at me. Very angry and rude. In the end I told him to do one."
"This number keeps calling and saying they're Utilita. They leave messages about the good things about changing energy supply. I spoke to Utilita, and they told me it's not them and to report it as a scam."
"Called me pretending to be from my life insurance company. Was very abuse and swore at me."
"Said they were from Sky broadband services, unsolicited"
"said they were from O2 and that my sim was going to be blocked, despite knowing nothing about my account, fishing for details. Very suspect."
"Trying to get me to give them my bank details for a loan I never asked for!!!"
"Pretending to be BT."
"Pretending to be British gas"
"Said they are 02"
"Said they were from 3 Mobile. I was to quick with my answer and they hung up"
"Dodgy. Said they were from Sky."
"Said he was from SKY. He hung up when I said I'd never been a SKY customer. So I called him back. And he picked up! Might try again and tell him there's a problem with his Windows!!"
"Pretending to be from Vodafone. Tried to scam."
"Said he was from vodaphone, could give 40% off. Said no thanks knew it was a scam. Foreign sounding guy"
"Call saying they were from my life insuirance company...........I dont have life insurance so has to be a scam, however they did know my name, be warned dont talk with them"
"Indian woman said she was calling from EE. Told her to get a proper job!"
"Tried to take over my computer using teamviewer app. Said they were calling from Microsoft."
"Said they were Issac from 02. I hung up quickly."
"A lady called and said she was from O2, telling me a new SIM card was coming to me. I don’t have any account with them and haven’t ordered anything."