"I got a phone call; when I answered, they ended the call. Likely a phishing scam looking for active numbers."
Phishing calls
337 community reports tagged Phishing call across 331 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Phishing call are steady: 9 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 10.8 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 53% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
97% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Phishing call cover 331 different numbers. 45 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 191 · 57%
- Suspicious 137 · 41%
- Unknown 9 · 3%
- Safe 0 · 0%
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 88
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 177
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Evening 6pm to 12am 66
Latest reports
"A phishing text pretending to be the CEO of my work. It wasn't them for sure."
"they wanted you to put in your email with a code"
"Said they were from O2 and wanted to change account information."
"Keeps calling from the same number, every time I screen the call, and the transcripts say they are calling about changes made to my account online. None of the accounts, which change each call, are recognised by me. It seems to be an attempt at vishing."
"Crypto phishing scam."
"Scam caller said they were 'from National Accident Law'"
"I did not answer but the automated voicemail said it was virgin fraud people and asked us to call them back because there was fraud on the account. We live in Glasgow."
"Claims to be from Royal Mail (UK) saying a shipment is stuck at their warehouse. It has a hyperlink and includes a fake (and non-working) web address for Royal Mail. Expect the link would ask for payment, but I didn't follow it!"
"I messed with them a bit. They were trying to get into three of my accounts. They ask you for your account email, then they tell you to reset your password to something they give you, and after that they want the confirmation code...don't give it to them!"
"They put the phone down when I didn't speak. A phishing scam for sure."
"Sent text to authenticate device for Apple Pay !!"
"Called about changing phone from 4G to 5G and also sent a text with a code that looked like it could link to facilitate a fraud. Woman caller had foreign accent, maybe Asian accent sounded late 20s or early 30's. There was another voice in the room she was calling from, a loud woman."
"Rings then hangs up after listening to you say who you are - phishing attempt"
"Tried to get me to change things on my Companies House account.....i think they wanted to sell me something i dont want!!"
"I got a text that looked like it was from Santander"
"Said they were from 02, but was talking rubbish and wanted me to click a link in a text."
"They said they were from PayPal and were worried about a transaction. If you want to talk to an adviser, press 1, so I pressed number 1 and a voice asked how they could help, so I cut the phone call. Checked PayPal and nothing is shown in my account."
"Said they were from Allianz and asking about life insurance. Started call by saying "you already have a life insurance policy, correct?" I am not an Allianz customer, so seemed really like a phishing call."
"Said they were phoning from EE to give me 40% off my phone bill - I'm with EE, but thats easy to find out. They could not tell me anything about my account, or even my first name. They kept saying they were from the promotional department and didn't have that info. Clearly a scam."
"Scam call. Phishing"
"Tried to force me to log on to some link."
"Energy scam. Phishing"
"Appears to be a dodgy number phishing for active users. After answering it'll hang up after 1 second of complete silence."