"Asking personal information"
Personal details request calls
264 community reports tagged Personal details request across 254 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Personal details request are rising: 47 reports in the last 7 days, up 78% on a usual 26.4 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 59% 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 Robocall / Automated Message.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Personal details request cover 254 different numbers. 196 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 128 · 50%
- Suspicious 127 · 49%
- Unknown 3 · 1%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Robocall / Automated Message
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 6
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Morning 6am to 12pm 69
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 152
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Evening 6pm to 12am 31
Latest reports
"Asked for personal information Made accounts in fake names Pretended to be someone else"
"Claimed to be from the NHS, almost certainly ask for your NHS number if you let them get that far."
"Said they had a missed call from me and asked for my name. I hung up before any details given"
"They claimed to be from a company Absolutely hilarious how they attempt to gain information"
"Automated/robocall - constant requests for added number"
"Claimed to be from my bank, asking for my details"
"Asked for personal info (NHS/GP details)"
"They claimed to be from a company --I received a text from "Santander" Fraud dept,said I had a payment gone out to RYANAIR on the 25th August (3 days ago)can I confirm I made the payment, obviously No, He said it was Β£241.00 from Aberdeenshire, they have cancelled the payment and the card, and would be calling me back with some more questions re the fraud. I was a bit suspicious because the line was so bad, crackling and cutting out,. After putting the phone down I rang Santander, who confirmed it was not them and it was a scam, They have cancelled the card for me, and told me to engage,they may try to access my phone remotely..And the second call would have been to probe for more details, Card number etc....so I have blocked the call, but then they tried to call me on a mobile, which came up as FCA...and were quite persistent, they rang me several times, now blocked too.... Caller was evasive"
"Asked for personal info then put phone down"
"Offered a fake deal or upgrade - asked them to verify wanted my details. refused and hung up"
"Asked for my name without providing any of their information"
"Asked for personal info address"
"Claimed to be from my network Said he would send a one-time PIN"
"Automated/robocall , pretending to be GP surgery to verify personal details."
"An SMS claiming to be from Santander gave a login code asking you contact them on this number if this was not you. I did contact them and they say they are the fraud prevention unit but they are not - they are attempting to get as much information on you as possible so they can scam you later maybe by committing identity theft. The person taking the call spoke perfect English so I did not think it was suspicious until he asked how many accounts I had at Santander and how much was in them."
"Felt like a scam - told me my National Insurance number was compromised. Asked me to press 1"
"Asked for personal info called all day 6-7 times nuisance"
"Asked for personal details and phoned at 3am"
"Claimed to be from energy provider British Gas. Asked for personal details. Scam. African accent."
"Asked for personal info. African accent. Told to get stuffed. Subsequently several calls a day with a variant of this code..."
"Asked for personal info requesting crypto currency"
"Asked for personal info , Called multiple times , Threatened or pressured me"
"Something didn't feel right - was asked personal questions about my employment and trying to find out information about the company and when I asked where they got my details from they changed their story why they called me"