"Fishing for personal info"
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
"Pretended to be a police officer, gave a reference number and told to go to any local police station tomorrow. At that moment, you might trust it. But they'll call back later and ask for more info. Don't share any information."
"Said he was O2 but wanted the temporary code."
"Pretended to be O2 Virgin Mobile wanting me to verify my email and saying they would send me a new chip for my phone since all O2 customers need to deactivate old chips and register new ones. π He got really angry when I said I couldnβt open the email link because I was at work. π‘"
"The first caller said he was from EE. They were going to send a replacement SIM because mine would be switched off. They wanted my email to check I owned the account. I told him it was a work phone and I wasn't the account owner. The second caller (same number) asked who my provider was. Seemed like there was some confusion in India!"
"Said they were with EE then asked who my provider is."
"Told me i had three thousand bit coins in acount and needs details to unlock"
"AI voice wanted personal details for solar panels"
"Said they were with O2, and when I asked for some details, they hung up."
"Said they were from my phone provider saying that my SIM card needed to be updated, but they didn't know my name and asked for my address. I told them I would get a SIM in store if it was necessary. No notifications from the provider online or through text."
"Said in a text they needed to speak to me but could not send text to ask for I.D."
"Called and mentioned my credit, he asked if I had any loans."
"My phone was taken in London 2 days ago. I got a text from this number saying it was found. The text has a link that wants the phone's passcode, which they'll use for unlocking it."
"They wouldn't say the company name or what the call was about, but they wanted my personal details first!"
"Someone pretending to be from an estate agency was phishing for my personal home and financial info. I blocked and reported them."
"Called asking for personal detaills like full name, address, full 16 digits of my bank card and all my details, it sounds like they're from India."
"Said they were from 02. Asked for the name on the account. Told me he'd look it up but only after pushing. Then Wasnt me."
"Call said my credit card had a Β£900 transaction and asked me to press a number."
"Said I had used my credit card for a large amount and to press 1 or 2 to confirm."
"Said they were from O2 and offering a 40% discount. Wanted my email address."
"Wanted bank details for a boiler service agreement that we never had, put them on my block list but I'm sure they'll call again with a different n6"
"Claimed credit card blocked and wanted call back"
"Call from 3, said I had bought a sim card and wanted personal details for verification."
"Said they were from Virgin and wanted private details."