"Asked for personal information and claimed to be GP SURGERY"
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: 48 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 50.3 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
"Asked for personal information . Impersonating police from Charring Cross. Pure scammers trying to get your details."
"They claimed to be from a the bank, saying multiply tries to take money from bank account has been made by someone inside the bank. To go to bank and move money into another account, but not explain to the bank why as will alert insider at the bank. Asking for account details clarifications. In all they: Claimed to be from my bank, Asked for personal info, and Asked me to transfer money"
"Asked for personal info said a large charge had been made to one of my cards and to press 1 to contactthem. Card provider fraud department confirms it is a scam. do not press number they say"
"They claimed to be from a company and asked personal question"
"Mentioned suspicious activity wanted account deatils said orders had been places last night from America said from Amazon"
"Asked me to transfer money . Told me I had made transactions of over a thousand pounds and asked for payment"
"ASKING IF i WAS OWED MONEY FROM CHILDALLOWANCE FROM THE 70'-80S RANG HMRC THEY NOW NOTHING ABOUT IT ////// THIS 5 TIMES NOW ALL DIFFERENT NUMBERS FOREIGN MEN AND WOMEN ASKING FOR ME AND NOT SPELLING MY NAME RIGHT"
"Asked for personal information . Caller posed as a customer agent from Booking.com and wanted me to download an app for a refund. refused and requested for an email instead stating that my refund would be made."
"Asked for personal info ."
"Received two messages saying this number had called when the phone never actually rang. Could not find any info on the number so I called back. Phone was 'unavailable. They rang back immediately, didn't verify their identity. Asked for personal information without identifying themselves."
"Pressured me to act quickly , so I told them, You've called me from a mobile number, this is probably a scam, if you have me details, send me a letter and I am now going to block this number."
"Called multiple times called herself Jackie, and claimed she was from an Energy Saving company. Asked if I was a homeowner, and if I required loft insulation."
"Felt like a scam, message left asking to be added on WhatsApp."
"spam phone message on part time job and requested to add whatsapp."
"Said ‘Add me on Whatsapp’ then hung up"
"Called saying they had a part time job opportunity and to add the number on WhatsApp - scam"
"Asking me to add their number to my what’s app"
"Asked for personal info Scammer, trying to do a promotion. 3 mobile"
"Claimed to be from my network . Offered a fake deal or upgrade. Wanted personal information in the dysguise of 'Can you just confirm your full name for us' and 'can you just confirm your address for us' etc."
"Asked for confirmation of sort code having enquired whether kitchen appliances were OK. Claimed to be from Domestic and General from whom I have had no policies in excess of 10 years. On refusal to give sort code details caller immediately disconnected. I don't think this was a legitimate call Asked for payment details"
"Asked for personal information. Pretending to be a doctor"
"Called multiple times, from various london numbers, trying to obtain card reader information/usage/charges, and same for broadband."
"Called multiple times, from various london numbers, trying to obtain card reader information/usage/charges, and same for broadband."