"Tried to get my WhatsApp code using social engineering."
Personal details request calls
1,483 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
"Claimed 4G to 5G upgrade sim was being sent and wanted my email address to prove who I was. Put phone down when I refused"
"Asked for personal info and bank details."
"Asked about my bank info dont dont"
"Claimed to be from Amazon Said problem with my order Asked for Account details"
"Called multiple times . Didn't leave a voicemail . Caller's name - Kay. Asked for my name, Suspicious call."
"Asked for account/card details."
"Asked for personal info, claimed they were from immigration"
"Called multiple times and asked for personal information."
"Caller was evasive said he was Amazon checking a phone perches He had a hard to understand Middle Eastern accent"
"Asked for personal info"
"said to update details and press 1 for english or 2 for chinese so i haung up."
"wanted bank details"
"Called to TPS listed number, asking for previous owner. Very bad line. Indian accent"
"They claimed to be from a company Asked for personal info Received letter from them saying I owed money to three fone company They are named AJJB Law but I was unable to verify using the reference number provided and they hung up on me when I used the given phone number"
"Asked for personal info but didnβt give anything. Was contacted some weeks ago by badly spoken Indian man."
"Didn't verify their identity"
"Phishing scam trying to steal bank account details, address and identity by pretending to send you money, but you have to pay them to start the wire transfer."
"They claimed to be from a company (sky) and asked what I currently pay on my bill. Tried to say I was due a discount."
"Asked for personal info claimed to be Amazon"
"Asked for name and date of birth Asked for personal info - name and date of birth. Just said they were security firm - cards had been used for Amazon orders. Did not stay to answer questions, just played recorded message asking me to press options on phone."
"English woman straight away asked if I could hear her. I said yes. Then she asked the same question again. I think this might be a way to get a recording of "Yes" to use for security questions on bank calls and things like that. She never said anything else."
"Tries to steal financial info. Says a fake card was added to an Apple ID that doesnt exist."
"wanted to check my account details"