"Scam or fraud call, do not reply. They are trying to get into your phone."
Remote access calls
100 community reports tagged Remote access across 98 numbers.
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.
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Night 12am to 6am 1
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Morning 6am to 12pm 19
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 54
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Evening 6pm to 12am 26
Latest reports
"Said he was from 02 about upgrading my SIM. They send a text from 02 about fraud and a code which they asked me for. They can use the code to get control of your SIM card."
"Called trying to sell me an AI to manage all of our PC, phone and server setup... Best case they're an overconfident AI-bro, worst case they hit us up because I handle confidential data for governments and companies and were trying to take over all of our setup and steal our data."
"Said they were from EE. Trying to get security code to get into account"