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Personal details request calls
1,485 community reports tagged Personal details request across 1,402 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Personal details request are steady: 41 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 51.3 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 1,402 different numbers. 199 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 875 · 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 361
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 837
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Evening 6pm to 12am 242
Latest reports
"Asked for personal info . Wanted to 'renew' an insurance we didn't have."
"Asked for personal info claiming parking fines"
"Offered appliance cover asked to confirm name and whether i had financial control of my finances for the 'paperwork'"
"Asked for phone sim card details"
"They claimed to be reporting suspicious transactions on my (unspecified) card and asked me to key in a number for further details. Presumably number has been spoofed."
"An Asian recorded female voice offering English or Mandarin language, claiming to be from the NHS asking to verify my details."
"Asked for account details and a code for an iPhone purchase"
"called saying my PPI repayment was finally sorted - gave a reference and amount ... this would be sent by cheque to my address - so what was the address... gave them some of it - enough to find but it's a busy area with many people! ... they wanted a date of birth - I said no and would only confirm my identity when the cheque arrived ... then they wanted my full name - I asked what they had .... funny that - they hung up!! Clearly a scam... Think it was for identity theft?"
"Claimed to be from a company working with my network to give discounted business deals . Wanted personal information"
"Called me twice claiming that my name has been used to invest in crypto and that I only need to give them my information and they can recover the funds for me because it was in my name."
"Asked for personal info tried to get a bank transfer done or asked if we would allow it for something we knew nothing about, absolute scamming thieves."
"They claimed to be from a company and I was entitled to car finance compensation. Knew my name and address Asked them how they got my details, said some rubbish about cookies. I have never had finance on a car. They out phone down so in my opinion a scam"
"Asked for account/card details and tried to get account details saying that there was a fraudulent tictok charge"
"fake immigration enforcement notice Asked for personal info"
"Rang once and went to voicemail, even though it was not active. A woman said they needed to verify healthcare info for English speakers, press one, or Mandarin speakers, press two. She mentioned Chalishi NHS and gave a name that sounded like Xiiao yunin herdei lao fu sianguan Xi."
"Unwanted call trying to get me onto a cheaper deal. They started asking for my personal info and got annoyed when I asked who was calling and what contract they meant. Reported the number to Report Fraud (UK)."
"Scaring my elderly mum about her insurance getting cancelled and asking for bank details."
"Asked for personal info, swore at me when I said I wasn't interested in their product."
"Asked for account details, wanted me to give info about my broadband and router"
"Asked for bank details to renew insurance we don't have."
"Couldn't get through the thick accent but wanted my bank details to renew insurance."
"Fake call pretending to be calling on behalf of a relative in a nursing home. Asked for payment of "private emergency services". Called different relatives, every time saying it was for a different service and threatening to take us to Small Claims Court to recover "service monies". Foreign accent."
"Scammers offering huge discount on Virgin Media accounts, scamming for details."