Last 7 days
2 Steady
Usually 3.5 a week
Last 30 days
14
100 in total
Numbers
98
14 new in 30 days
First reported
27 Jan 26
Latest 31 Oct 2026

Recent activity

Reports tagged Remote access are steady: 2 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 3.5 reports a week.

When people report it

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.

Verdict

100% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Tech Support Scam (Microsoft, etc).

Numbers used

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 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 60 · 60%
  • Suspicious 40 · 40%
  • Unknown 0 · 0%
  • Safe 0 · 0%

Most common call type: Tech Support Scam (Microsoft, etc)

Busiest days

All reports by the day they were submitted.

Time of day

When reports are submitted, UK time.

  • Night 12am to 6am 1
  • Morning 6am to 12pm 19
  • Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 54
  • Evening 6pm to 12am 26

Latest reports

Suspicious 5 months ago
07520 657966

"Someone rang saying they are from EE they said they want to send me a SIM super fast 5g sil but I'm already on 5g but they need a link code a text came through my phone it was my two factor verification for my account they wanted access to my account do not trust total scam."

Spam 5 months ago
07515 065631

"They claimed to be from a company Nasty little tech support scammer. Tried to claim he was OpenReach then BT. Said my net work security was compromised tried to get me to run the Netstat with "foreign address" nonsense. When I called him out he said he would cut my internet access. I told him I would hold the line while he did it LOL ッ"

Spam 6 months ago
020 7864 7570

"A lady pretended to be an EE rep. She said she would give a 40% discount on your bill and asked for access to your EE online account."

Suspicious 6 months ago
01204 311907

"I keep blocking Bolton numbers but they change their number and call again, even asking my ipad to let them through. I'm not going to answer."

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Suspicious 6 months ago
07556 294227

"Phone call from this number purporting to be Amazon, sounded very legitimate and when I went to my Amazon account it had been compromised, there were 6 iPhone 16s in my basket and 10 x Amazon gift cards in my basket. Total value around Β£12k. They attempted to get me to download an app that would give them access to my phone at which point my colleagues luckily stopped me to from doing it. Just want to let others know in case this number comes up"

Suspicious 6 months ago
0131 581 5368

"called from HP saying my computer had been compromised. Very hard to understand Indian / Pakistan type voice. phoned twice in two weeks."

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Spam 7 months ago
07771 734361

"They wanted access to my internet, saying someone was using my internet for illegal things."

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Spam 7 months ago
07828 316284

"The old scam from "Microsoft Service Dept" is back - surely everyone knows about it now! They say they're calling from MS to fix your computer (like MS would ever help!). If you talk to them, they will try to get access to your computer, which will cause big problems."

Spam 7 months ago
0121 815 9414

"clicked a fake button on facebook. it set off an alarm. called the number. they got access to the laptops. cleared the alarm, then started to ask about banks. i refused to cooperate. I said to call back but they did not. I cleared downloads and search history from the laptops, and did an antivirus check."

Suspicious 7 months ago
0800 054 8634

"Called my dad's phone which I picked up had foreign accent but gave an English name kept telling me I was signed up with them and asked me to go to my computer wasted even my phone but they new my dad's name"

Spam 7 months ago
07759 700922

"Had a previous call from 07422728511 saying they were from Microsoft. When I hung up, they called me again, also claiming to be from MS. They said there were issues with activity on my computer and it would be blocked unless I co-operated. I hung up."

Spam 8 months ago
07446 167042

"Had an email address trying to report bad service from Evri, and 'Alfred' tried to call me to sort out compensation. Got me to download an app (Lemfi) and showed me through how to get paid the compensation. Turned out to be a scam, luckily I realised early enough."

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