"Text message about NHS scam. Fake report to QE2 hospital for an appointment."
NHS calls
51 community reports tagged NHS across 46 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged NHS are steady: 1 report in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 1.5 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
Opinion is mixed: 63% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is NHS.
Numbers used
Reports tagged NHS cover 46 different numbers. 5 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 22 · 43%
- Suspicious 10 · 20%
- Unknown 2 · 4%
- Safe 17 · 33%
Most common call type: NHS
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 3
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Morning 6am to 12pm 7
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 28
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Evening 6pm to 12am 13
Latest reports
"A foreign lady said she was from somewhere linked to the national health service, asked what I wanted, then hung up."
"NHS BRUHT Outpatients contact number"
"Ambulance service"
"It's NHS transport calling to confirm bookings."
"Health service wishes to inform you that we require verification of your GP details. Please contact us by pressing one. Should you require assistance from a Chinese speaking member of staff, please press two."
"Genuine call from the office of national statistics for NHS surveys."
"I got asked a bunch of questions about my health. They said they were from the nhs aftercare service. I've been in recently, so I didn't pay much attention. 30 minutes later, my own voice with different words was playing back to me. Be very very careful!!!! They called back on the same number asking for my mum and said I need help getting a train home. In the call, they asked if my mum could send my friend Alison the money and help me. Iβm stuck in βeden bergβ with no way to get home. Yes please, itβs really me mum. AI SCAM!!!"
"They said they were calling about my experience with the NHS, dr waiting times for appt and asked if i had life cover. I asked if they were trying to sell me life cover and they said no."
"Said they were the NHS Lung Screening Service"
"NHS"
"Indian man talking in English said he was from the UK health department and started asking if Iβve had vaccinations. I questioned him and he hung up."
"NHS call"
"care adhd"
"Said he was calling from national health department at the NHS. I hung up when I said I was checking the number for scams first."
"NHS National Survey (you probably got recent letters from them as well)"
"NHS 111 - call back from a clinician"
"This was the NHS national survey, a follow up for people who had a UK NHS health check recently"
"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"
"Said they were from NHS asking about vaccines and kept asking if I had life insurance and who with. I hung up. I gave no details to him."
"Said they were NHS safety alarms, they have my friend's details and knew what's in her account"
"Said the call was from NHS"
"This was the South Eastern Trust Outpatients department calling about making an appointment if you're on a waiting list"
"A lady with an Indian accent called, saying she was from the NHS. She told me I was on a priority list, so I could get a free alarm watch or pendant. She wanted to check my date of birth and postcode, and said they would send paperwork to sign. There was a small service charge, then she asked for my bank name and sort code, so I hung up."