"Automated/robocall Did not answer as I did not recognise number but message left on answering machine. Message said I had suspicious transactions on bank card. Deleted immediately. Be aware that someone is using other mobile numbers for this scam."
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
"Claimed my card had been charged with £700 to Amazon"
"Automated call warning of an unauthorised credit card payment and asking to press "1"."
"contacted me on whatsapp regarding a booking for a hotel in japan, from a uk number, as impersonating an existing german business name (Toduu UG - haftungsbeschränkt) and asking to click a link to domain nothing to do with the hotel "[REDACTED]" which has actually already been taken down."
"Daily missed calls by different mobile numbers. Two calls I have answered were clear Automated AI Scam calls. I am reporting every number to Action Fraud and Ofcom."
"I didn’t answer the call but shortly after received a text claiming to be from Aqualogic"
"Claimed to be from my bank, asked me to press number 1 to authorize a bank payment, or 2 to cancel it."
"Unrecognised phone number. Didn’t leave a message. Not anyone I know so I’m guessing it’s a phishing call."
"Automated/robocall They claimed to be from a company suggesting mobile account may be suspended."
"Claimed to be from my bank do not press any numbers just put phone down"
"Asked me to transfer money TRYING TO SELL A SCAM VAN via ebay ad DO NOT TRUST"
"This is an NHS notification. Your GP details need to be updated. Please contact us promptly to avoid any disruption. To connect online, press one. For Chinese support, press two"
"Spam. Didn't answer and went to voicemail which said: "to authorise this transaction please press one to be connected to our support team""
"Automated/robocall saying money had been taken from my account"
"Automated/robocall about fraud"
"Saying a request has been made for £699 and £99. If this was not me to press one."
"Automated/robocall saying important id document waiting"
"automated -said they were the bank - didn't say which bank. said two amounts were due to come out today - wanted me to press one number to allow and one number to talk to someone. I hung up."
"AI bank phishing scam"
"Automated/robocall offering part time job 07539122558 The ‘Add This Number to WhatsApp’ Scam"
"Claimed to be from my network was I happy with their service, they then disconnected and called Immediately from another number 07843253987 wanted me to give them certain details which I was not happy to do so cut them off."
"Contacted via Whatsapp by '[REDACTED]', claiming to be from a hotel room booking agency, quoting a genuine booking of mine. I was later contacted by the genuine agency, stating that their system had been hacked."
"Recorded message said "this is Visa. There are 2 suspicious transactions..." I pressed 2 to be put through (to an Indian-sounding man, which isn't in itself odd) but the subsequent "security" questions made me feel uneasy. Only after I hung up I noticed the call came from this mobile number. I rang it and got put through to a bog-standard voicemail, not Visa!"
"Automated HMRC message , threated legal action"