"Sounds like a girls voice asked me to add their number on whatsapp they have no profile. Probably a scam"
Personal details request calls
1,482 community reports tagged Personal details request across 1,401 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Personal details request are steady: 52 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 49.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 56% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
99% 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 Personal details request cover 1,401 different numbers. 198 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 874 · 59%
- Suspicious 586 · 40%
- Unknown 21 · 1%
- 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 43
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Morning 6am to 12pm 360
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 837
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Evening 6pm to 12am 242
Latest reports
"Claimed to have declined a transaction and this number is given to contact to discuss, however this number does not match the fraud hotline number on the banks website and the text message was from an unknown number. Also included details, such as a reference number, that are not usually included."
"Didn't verify their identity , asked to add their number"
"called and requested i change my sim due to sevice issues."
"Called to say I was eligible to enter a free trip to Ireland. After answering some basic questions they then tell me I have to pay £11.99 a month to get £80 worth of free stuff for my car. They pushed to get credit card details of which I declined. They have called 3 times in last 2 days. Number now blocked"
"Automated/robocall Pretending to be from Royal Mail. Tries to get personal details"
"Asked for personal information , wanted to confirm my dob, regarding compensation I am entitled to regarding mortgage repsynent."
"They claimed to be from a company Vodafone scam Asked for personal info"
"Asked for account/card details constantly phoning everyday my dad is 86 they are threatening"
"Claimed to be from my bank and requested to authorise transactions"
"Caller asked me add my number to what’s app. Suspected dangerous caller. Didn't verify their identity"
"Claimed to be from a bank , request to set up direct debit"
"Asked for personal info re said issue with my bank"
"Claimed to be from Sky but didnt know my name or postcode. We're going to give me a discount but didn;t know how much I was paying. Tried to get personal information. Sometimes they use this landline and sometimes various mobile numbers. They are very persistent."
"Asked for account/card details They send an automated call that says there is a PIN reset on your account and you need to talk to somebody. You get put through to somebody who then steals your account details."
"Claimed to be from Sky but didnt know my name or postcode. Were going to give me a discount but didn;t know how much I was paying. Troed tpo get personal information"
"Had a blocked transaction at 4:39am my bank declined. . . Then an automated service called impersonating a bank and asked for my dob. Ended the call there"
"Felt pressured to act, ask to call back ASAP Didn't verify their identity"
"Chinese calls"
"Asked for personal info wanted to offer a partirme job after calling a couple of times and I returned the call but it wouldn’t go through so it messages me on WhatsApp asking for personal information and offering the job"
"Asked for personal info : Automated call asking to update telephone number - which they already had used if used when calling - then, "Press one for English, Two for Chinese . . . I then ended the call and blocked the number which was not known on the 'Who called me' sites I tried. Asked for personal info"
"SCAM. Offered fake energy deal , Please do not be led into giving info. Asked for meter reading and payment and personal information,"
"Claimed to be from Amazon and had suspicious activity on account and then sent WhatsApp message with 6 digit code they wanted read back"
"Asked for personal information and claimed to be GP surgery"