"Santander security notice. Needing approval of payment payment from new device"
Santander calls
45 community reports tagged Santander across 36 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Santander are spiking: 4 reports in the last 7 days, against a usual 1.3 reports a week. Take extra care with calls like these right now.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 51% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
Verdict
98% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Santander cover 36 different numbers. 9 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 26 · 58%
- Suspicious 18 · 40%
- Unknown 1 · 2%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: Bank Impersonation Scam
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 4
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 23
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Evening 6pm to 12am 17
Latest reports
"Said it was a text from Santander (but I don't have an account) saying they had stopped a payment for Β£436.22."
"Said they were pretending to be Santander."
"Said they were Santander, from a mobile number, taking money for AirB&B"
"Said they were calling from Santander"
"Said he was from Santander fraud team"
"Said they are Santander"
"Scam Santander"
"Got a text message about Airbnb payment and Santander card. Dodgy. Not credible. Reported to Santander."
"Phoned, said he was from Santander bank"
"Got a text claiming to be from Santander that said "Santander: Samsung A10 Device 'Mohammad Rashid' added. NOT YOU? dial 02071268622" 02071268622 is already reported as a known phishing scam."
"Got a message that claimed to be from Santander saying "Santander: Samsung A10 Device 'Mohammad Rashid' added. NOT YOU? call 02071268622""
"Santander sms"
"Said they were from Santander fraud line. It was an automated call that left a message on the answer phone, giving a pin code to enter when calling back. A real call from Santander wouldn't leave a voicemail. SCAM NUMBER. BEWARE."
"Number was in a message for Santander."
"from santander"
"Got a text saying it was from Santander and wanting me to call this number. Scam."
"Said they were from Santander about a dodgy transaction. They had lots of my details, and then asked how much money was in my account and tried to push a transaction for just under that amount. Be carefull. Dont give any details but be ready for them to know alot about you."
"Got a fake Santander text message asking me to call the number. I don't even have a Santander account."
"I got a text that looked like it was from Santander"
"Said they were calling from Santander Bank"