"Knew my name, motor finance claim scam, even tho I’ve had company cars."
Mis-sold finance calls
110 community reports tagged Mis-sold finance across 107 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Mis-sold finance are steady: 1 report in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 2.6 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 55% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
97% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Mis-sold finance cover 107 different numbers. 6 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 71 · 65%
- Suspicious 36 · 33%
- Unknown 3 · 3%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Car Finance / Mis-sold Finance Scam
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 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 32
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 60
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Evening 6pm to 12am 17
Latest reports
"This text message claimed to be from Motorway wanting me to accept my Volkswagen's valuation before it runs out. It's clearly fake. I won't deal with a Volkswagen. I've informed my network provider about this scam."
"Wanted to speak about being in a car crash last year. I told them not had an accident in my life,, hung up on me"
"Claimed I was mis-sold finance"
"PCP sales calling every day and weekends"
"Said they had some info about car finance I had before - not true"
"Mis-sold car finance."
"About the car finance redress scheme"
"Number called, I checked the number and it's about car finance claims"
"Called to say was Due Monies on Missed sold PCP. Total Scam , Do not trust this No. In fact if get called Block it Straight away."
"The woman who called had a foreign accent and sounded like she had something over her mouth (very muffled). The only words I could understand were my old car registration number, which I don't own anymore, and compensation. I think this is a scam."
"A female caller said she was from Smiths and mentioned something about compensation for car finance mis-selling. I told her I wasn't interested, and she asked why not. Then she asked if I knew anyone else. I replied no, and she hung up."
"Called from PCP Claims Centre wanting to know if I ever had a car on finance."
"Claimed I was mis-sold finance"
"Called regarding car finance, I said they had wrong info since I’ve never financed a car. Said they were from “my reclaim” after I asked who they were. I requested other info they had about me, and he hung up. Was rude and raised his voice as I didn’t want to make a claim."
"said they were checking my details for a car finance payout but not legit."
"Said something about 2gether breakdown cover that i had before then asked if my car finance was mis-sold so probably trying to get me to make a claim through them."
"Really keen on buying a car, wants you to do a check using a specific website via a link. He says after you've paid he'll take the cost off the car price. Then when you pay this link on the "Vinaudit" he blocks you"
"Connected to Auto trader activity"
"Pressured me to provide details Asked about car finance Claimed I was mis-sold finance"
"Called and said they were from fto, Carloans365"
"got an unwanted text about claiming for a diesel car purchase around the same time. This is the second call from the same area code, but the first one had a slightly different specific number. (I’ve never had a diesel car!)"
"Wanted email and D.O.B for a refund on car finance."
"Called me, they had my postcode and phone number, trying to get me to claim for vehicle finance that was wrongly sold. They told me I must have asked for it, but I didn't. Worried how they got my phone number and postcode."