"Said they were from HSBC fraud squad. There had been some activity on my card at Tesco's. I don't bank with HSBC."
Tesco calls
21 community reports tagged Tesco across 20 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Tesco are steady: 0 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 0.8 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 57% 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.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Tesco cover 20 different numbers. 4 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 16 · 76%
- Suspicious 5 · 24%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- 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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 7
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 12
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Evening 6pm to 12am 2
Latest reports
"Fraud dept Tesco bank"
"Tesco mobile scam"
"recorded message saying two trans finns, one at Tesco and one at Sainsbury’s in debit card. Shop at neither. Said press 1 to register the transactions as fraud - clearly would have died for bank details to verify - householder is 92 and was worried card had been compromised - stopped her calling back as obvious scam"
"Woman's American voice . Automated call saying money had been spent in Tesco & another supermarket. She stated the amounts. Told to Press 1 to speak to them ! I hung up"
"Said it was HSBC and payment of £159,99 was attempted by TESCO."
"They claimed to be from a Tesco and offer to upgrade your sim card"
"They claimed to be from Vodafone asking me to confirm how much my last bill payment was. I am with Tesco (O2) so said I am not with Vodafone. They asked me who I was with and I hung up."
"Said I won £500 from entering a Tesco competition"
"Tescos"
"It's spam, claim to be Tesco, you entered a competition in the past 3 months and they've enter you in to win millions And your getting free entry tickets Then they check your name date of birth and place of stay then they want about £40.00 stay clear it's criminals wanting money"
"Called saying they were from Tesco and needed to activate my new 5g SIM card"
"Said they were from Tesco clubcard"
"Text message claiming to be from Tesco about points running out with a link to click for more info. Link wasn't a proper Tesco URL. Got sent to a number that Tesco doesn't normally use for messages. Number comes from Telephonica in Reading where lots of scams seem to come from."
"Got a text saying to claim Tesco clubcard points."
"said you'd won £1000 in a Tesco survey prize draw, plus 10 free tickets for the Euro Millions lottery"
"Tesco vouchers"
"Said it was Tesco calling"
"Tesco scam call!"
"Said I won a competition for a Tescos gift card of £500 and also that my whole family got a free sign up for a power of attorney and all they needed was my bank details to confirm the win haha I hung up I'm not daft."
"Said it was Tesco mobile calling about SIM cards. I Checked with Tesco using a legit number. They said they don’t make these calls."