"Car finance claims call. Wanted to check my name, address and DoB. They didnt like me asking them questions because they wanted to go back to checking all my details."
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: 52 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 49.9 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 us to confirm bank details over this number. said they were from a company not connected to the nr. Also using a signature for someone who is no longer with us."
"Claimed to be from Amazon but didn't sound polishes enough and didn't take no for an answer. had my email as well as my phone number. Spidey sense says this is a scammer."
"Rude and aggressive, wanted to talk to management. Very odd call. Asked for our email address."
"Said he was calling from Three mobile, with a discount on my bill each month. They asked me to tell them my postcode, but I didn't. They asked me to open the Three mobile app, but I didn't. They asked me to set up a different way to pay to cancel the contract I have now for the discount to start - I didn't do it. When I challenged them about this and the fact they didn't ask security questions, they put the phone down. Scammers for sure. I heard three different accents in just one call. Number now blocked."
"a foreign person asked me to say my name. when I asked who was calling, they hung up"
"They wanted your personal info and credit card details so you could 'get a better phone plan'. It's a scam."
"Phoned to speak about a finance claim on a car. I've never had finance on it, and it's been off the road for over five years. They wanted my details, so I played along for fun."
"Clear scam. I called them back and besides giving a "reference" number, they wanted my personal information I asked why they needed it and they hung up saying something like "ok, see you in court" haha, please dont even bother giving them any attention."
"Asked about roof insulation, said it was out of date, then when they started asking personal questions, I hung up."
"ASKING FOR DETAILS"
"Letter arrived. which also had my NI Number , saying I was owed a tax refund and i should contact them so as to give them my bank details. Also the letter layout looks legit, but the phone number did not match HMRC contact number which you can find on Gov .UK website."
"Asked for payment details"
"Got a call saying they were calling from Three mobile. They wanted my email because my SIM was getting blocked. I phoned Three and they said that no one had called me and my SIM is not being blocked. Scammers."
"Didn't verify their identity"
"Said it was about renewing my appliance cover. Wanted my sort code and account number. I said no and asked him to tell me what number he had but he kept asking so I hung up"
"Said they were O2, asked for card details"
"Said they were about life insurance. They had all my info."
"Said they got my CV from Reed? But dont have a job for me, asked for all my details tho, I told them to delete my CV. I also couldnt understand what she was saying, a bad line and her english wasnt very good. Company is called Future Connect Training & Recruitment"
"Phone identified as scam, I picked up but said nothing. They new my full name. I got 3 calls before from them that I didnt answer."
"Scam caller tried to get Info off of me Do not fall for it"
"I got an email pretending to be Zable Credit Finance / Direct Zable Loans UK. It said I'd been approved for a Β£6,000 loan if I paid a Β£50 fee, and to call 02081913392 with questions. I've contacted Zable directly and it's nothing to do with them."
"They wanted bank info for payment from my mum's pension."
"Said my account was locked."