"Told me I won Morrisons vouchers and lotto tickets and in the final for a prize draw, sounded ok until he asked for bank name and sort code and when I said I dont have sort code he g6it abusive and called me a liar and hung up"
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
"Said they were from Vodafone and offering 20% off my bill. Then asked me how much I paid a month and for my full name. I tried to keep them on the call but they hung up. This was clearly a attemp to get information and cards numbers"
"Indian man talking in English said he was from the UK health department and started asking if I’ve had vaccinations. I questioned him and he hung up."
"Said they were doing an energy survey about lodt insulation. They asked me some questions but then wanted to know my age, when I asked what does my age have to do with the questions they hung up."
"Said they were from BT "who own and manage the lines" - but they don't... That's Openreach, who are now separate from BT. Had wrong info about our phone line (even though we're with BT) and pushed to know the make and how many VoIP phones we had... Then hung up - they called back straight away."
"Said I had won a competition with lots of freebies. Then they said postage was £3.99 and asked for my card details. I said if I've won, why do I have to pay for postage? They hung up."
"I think they rang before. They seemed quite rude. They knew some passwords that I think I gave them before by mistake, then I realised this must be a scam. They didn't know all my right details, so I knew it wasn't them. I told them I would call my life insurance myself. She said but I've given you my password, and I said I will contact them, and then she hung up."
"Want bank details for money prize to be transferred"
"Asked me to confirm transactions on my credit card which I new I had not made. Claimed to be from my bank confirming detils. scam"
"They wanted my bank detailes"
"A man with a foreign accent kept calling about life insurance. Even after I asked him three times to delete my information under GDPR, he carried on. He called me selfish, so I hung up and blocked the number."
"Scammers after bank details"
"called and said that i placed an order for a phone - asked for my address etc -"
"Called without account holder info, asking for details they don't have from BT to see if we 'qualify' for 'wholesale' phone prices. Suspicious."
"Foreign lady said she was from EoN and was trying to get personal details."
"Asked for personal info , harassment caller! Suspicious behaviour! Aggressive behaviour! Non stop disturbance!"
"Someone called from ‘BillCompare’ and told me that I was paying too much on my energy bills. I didn’t ask for a comparison of my bills, or share how much I paid with anyone. The call seemed dodgy to me. I questioned them and they got defensive, and then they hung up once I told them to remove my number. Watch out for strange behaviour."
"Someone called saying they had engineers in the area taking photos of your property to see if they could get you financal assistance. then they would take a picture of head and shoulders for there records I hung up the phone"
"My phone was nicked in London last week. I've got some texts from this number saying it's been found, and telling me I need to put in my passcode."
"Asked about covid vaccines and knew my first name. Got defensive when I asked how he got my number. I hung up when he brought up health insurance. Had an Indian or similar accent and sounded like a call centre in the background."
"Said they wanted to discuss my insurance and told me it had expired. Wanted to ask me questions but couldnt say what insurance company they were calling about or which insurance had expired."
"Trying to trick vulnerable people to give personal details and get money from them - a total scam"
"Said they were from the National Lottery. Confirmed my dob, knew my name and address. Wanted my sort code and bank account number to send 'winnings'."
"Asked for account details Offered a fake deal or upgrade Threatened disconnection"