"Asked for personal info to do something"
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 details of all my bank cards & credit cards. Claimed was from FCA. That my card was added to someone else’s Apple Wallet"
"Said they were from Amazon and wanted my payment details. If they were really from Amazon they would already have my details. A number to watch out for."
"Caller (male and with a southern accent) claimed to be a Police Officer calling from the ‘Financial Conduct Authority’ and claimed that an arrest had been made of a person claiming to be resident at our home address. Wanted to know if we had ‘given purchasing details’ to a third party. Line then went dead."
"Caller said they were from my bank and started by asking for my DOB for ID."
"Called me to say they were from O2 about my sim card becoming invalid in a couple of days and asked me to confirm my details. I said no and they hung up. Called the number and it’s invalid so it’s clearly a scam."
"A message asking me to confirm if I used my credit card for a specific purchase."
"Indian man wanting your details"
"Called and said they were from job centre but wanted to give me remote work where I would need to pay up front for equipment. Scammers"
"They tried to get our email address but I didnt listen."
"Advising to use a credit card for purchasing iPhone 17 - press one to talk. It's a scam; if you press one, you'll probably get a big call fee. Block it."
"I had some dodgy payments stopped on my bank card, then I got a call saying they were calling from the bank fraud team. They asked me for details to check the payments and I got worried when they asked for my passkey."
"Called about existing compensation claim, I dont have one, when asked where he got my name he ended call."
"Called about existing compensation claim, I dont have one, when asked where he got my name he ended call."
"Scam pally call phishing for your personal info."
"My phone went to answer phone which invited the caller to leave a message. The caller left a message saying that I needed to call back and leave my name, phone number etc. or I could receive more calls. This is a new tactic to try and put pressure on me to establish contact as most spam callers just hang up when they get through to my answerphone. I have found that an answer phone is a great spam filter."
"Said she was calling from home services claiming I’d missed a payment! Never heard of them. Didn't acknowledge anything. Never say yes or confirm any details about yourself they might have."
"Said something about recording the call, mentioned national funding, talked about LGBT stickers, and asked for my address."
"Called by a quiet woman who said she was from Lloyds bank. She was offering a review of my finances. Very convincing and then asked for my date of birth. I obviously said I don’t give personal info to cold callers and mentioned that I review my own finances. The number didn’t show as a nuisance call."
"Risky scam do not pick up asking for Bank details and your NI number"
"Asked about my bank details because of dodgy payments leaving my account, I let him carry on until I asked him for the last 4 digits of my card and he put the phone down, 🤪"
"Robotic voice claimed money broken from an account . Press 1 to allow or 2 to cancel. I put the phone down."
"Said he was calling from utilita wanting to change my meter. Really loud call centre. Because I'm a utilita customer, they should have all my details, but they didn't, so I hung up without saying anything."
"Wanted to get into my Sky account."