"Claimed to be from Currys and knew my name. Said he was calling about the delivery of a vacuum cleaner (which I had not ordered). Asked for personal info to confirm my identity. I did not give that information, and said I wanted to check with my partner first. Caller said he would call back, which he did not do."
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
"They claimed to be from a company 3 and they are trying to scam people by getting their card details"
"Claimed my policy was expiring and tried asking for my bank details"
"Pretended to be from uk immigration and pressured me to act fast, pay them fees online."
"didn't say who they were but wanted me to leave my name has to be a scam"
""Press 1 to continue" message Automated robot voice asking to confirm name and address"
"They are foreign workers from a call center in the UK, impersonating the FTC and NSA, saying they found your previously scammed crypto and they will give you your money back if you do a video call with them, share all your personal info, banking info and create new crypto accounts. They will steal all your money. Don't talk to them."
"Asked for name and where I was from"
"Said they were from Apple Pay wanting to update my payment details"
"Said my sim card would be cancelled within 24-48 hours, wanted my home address, and tried to get remote access to my email."
"Didn't verify their identity"
"Asked for personal information"
"Asked for personal information"
"Said they were from O2 offering a 30% discount and a new SIM card would be delivered tomorrow. Asked for a one time passcode, which O2 says to never give. The operator got really angry. Called O2 and they confirmed they wouldn't call about a discount. Def a scam. Reported it."
"Wanting personal financial details"
"Asked for personal info"
"Asked for personal info"
"Asked for personal info"
"Automated call wanting you to confirm your doctor details"
"Scam caller saying they were calling from Three. It seemed dodgy right away, saying they would lower my bill, but then they wanted my details, which I think is to steal stuff. I REPORTED it TO THREE"
"Pressured me to provide details"
"Asked for personal info"
"Asked for personal info"
"Asked for account/card details"