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Tagged reports

Impersonation calls

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

Related Amazon 252 Personal details request 214 HMRC 179 Bank impersonation 133 Sky 131 O2 108 Vodafone 101 BT 89 Fake transaction alert 68 WhatsApp 62
Last 7 days
72 Steady
Usually 74.1 a week
Last 30 days
305
2,375 in total
Numbers
2,238
300 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 74.1 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.

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

Latest reports

Spam 9 months ago
0121 812 5280

"Said they were from Octopus Energy and needed to put up my monthly DDR, because of the government changing Energy costs. I told him I was already in a contract but he said the government put the changes up and Octopus could not run at loss. He knew my name and Energy provider"

Impersonation call Octopus Energy
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Spam 9 months ago
07526 184556

"Claiming to be me, her daughter, someone texted my mother and managed to get £1700 from her. She sent the money, believing she was dealing with me."

Impersonation call
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Spam 9 months ago
020 4628 3296

"Called saying they were from O2 and tried getting husband to send money. Husband is elderly and ill. They rang back 12 times after, some calls from a private number. Wife answered the phone instead. V aggressive when wife took the call and then hung up."

Impersonation call O2
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Spam 9 months ago
020 4628 3296

"Said they were from O2 telling me my sim would be cut off in a few days. Never been with O2 so clearly a scam"

Impersonation call O2
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Spam 9 months ago
020 4628 3296

"Don't listen to any site saying this number isn't a scam. They pretend to be O2 and other phone companies telling you that your SIM card is running out (complete rubbish, SIM cards don't run out). I called my phone company and they said this number has nothing to do with any network provider."

Impersonation call O2
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Suspicious 9 months ago
07782 239581

"Claimed to be calling from fonhouse. Said they new my name. They called and left another message later on"

Impersonation call
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Spam 9 months ago
07544 666900

"I received four calls this morning from a number claiming to be associated with a fraud department, stating that I needed to verify a payment of £700."

Impersonation call
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Spam 9 months ago
07458 196629

"Called and said they knew my name. Also said they were from an investigation unit. Im certainly not under investigation so put phone down and reported the number. Do not answer"

Impersonation call Police
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Spam 9 months ago
07871 064162

"The usual "This is my new number" scam. Definately wasn't my mum like they claimed to be!"

Impersonation call
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