100 community reports tagged Remote access across 98 numbers.
Reports tagged Remote access are steady: 2 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 3.5 reports a week.
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 54% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Tech Support Scam (Microsoft, etc).
Reports tagged Remote access cover 98 different numbers. 14 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 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.
Most common call type: Tech Support Scam (Microsoft, etc)
All reports by the day they were submitted.
When reports are submitted, UK time.
"Claimed to be from my bank Stated that they stopped a bank payment, Asked to run a virus check o my phone by asking to download Whatsapp and also asked run a check using my card details"
"Claimed to be from my bank Monzo, the scam starts with a M&S survey email, free gift if you complete it. To get the gift you pay postage, and of course provide name, address, email and phone number. Then the phone call to inform you have been scammed, offering help to guide you through your passwords! Also tried to FaceTime me, I guess to get face recognition…"
"Crypto scam pretending to be Bc Operations Limited. Said you have unclaimed Bitcoin worth a lot of money. The caller sent you an email asking to share your screen and they would guide you through getting your Bitcoin."
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon and had access to my account and iphones kept showing in my basket and then they wanted to have control of my laptop so I hung up"
"Stated sky SIM card needed updating. Arranged for an EE card to be sent to me. Also set tried to gain access to my bank account."
"This number has just called me, its probably spoofed. The female speaking was pretending she was from my BT Openreach. She had no idea what she was talking about. She told me that my IP address is public... well yes, your public IP address is always public lol. She was going to help me resolve it so that my IP address is private and cannot be seen from anybody online.. hahaha When I told her my ISP IP Address is supposed to be public, hence the name "Public IP Address", then she just hung up. AVOID doing anything that these scummy scammers try to get you to do on your computer, they will probably try to get a remote software installed on your machine and they will steal your details."
"Asked for remote access after number flashed up on screen to call"
"Claims to be EE calling about a blocked SIM card. They attempt to get control of SIM then use it to access the victims back accounts. BEWARE!!!!!!!!!"
"Asked for remote access , claimed to be BT Internet service desk and i had an internet connection issue. I do not use BT as my ISP"
"Claimed my computer was infected , was told suspicious activity was on my internet."
"Claimed to be from Microsoft Defender; Locked my computer; Said they could unlock my computer if I gave them access to it"
"Claimed my computer was infected Call from BT claiming IP address compromised"
"Felt pressured to act , claimed to be from HP and wanted access to PC"
"Claimed to be from my bank asked me to use my card reader"
"Wants access to account"
"Hacker, as soon as you answered call, it start downloading app hidden back ground, boom, you hacked.. all data gone including banking access."
"You have a problem with your BT router privacy settings - wanted me to note down and follow instructions to fix it. Told him to send me a new router and put the phone down, he then called me back and was swearing at me for putting the phone down on him !"
"Called multiple times on landline and were pressurising about personal computers."
"Wanted to go on WhatsApp and share screen and go on both of my partners banks and move money into her current account"
"Called multiple times targeting the elderly asking for details about the computer and that there are bad people out there and need to do this ....."
"Something didn't feel right ....said it was from ECO, the gov. loft insulation scheme to check if my insulation was still working properly. wanted access to my house the following day."
"claimed to be from Amazon, with an Indian accent, wanting to screen share my computer and started swearing"
"Claimed to be from BT. Suggesting ip address was now public and only they could make it private again. Told him 'no thanks' and ended call.He phoned back from 07414 345 853 saying that in 10 minutes my internet, la ndline and mobile phones would be locked!"
"Said they were from Microsoft and had been trying to get hold of me for 3 months. They wanted me to download anydesk.com so they could get into my computer. I started thinking about it and thought 'why?'. If it was Microsoft they wouldnt need an app to get into my comuter. I hung up and they rang back 5 more times. I didnt pick up."
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