"Threatened arrest or legal action by HMRC"
Threatened arrest calls
92 community reports tagged Threatened arrest across 92 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Threatened arrest are rising: 7 reports in the last 7 days, up 71% on a usual 4.1 reports a week.
When people report it
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 49% 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 HMRC / Tax Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Threatened arrest cover 92 different numbers. 27 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 48 · 52%
- Suspicious 44 · 48%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- Safe 0 · 0%
Most common call type: HMRC / Tax 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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 35
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 45
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Evening 6pm to 12am 12
Latest reports
"Threatened arrest or legal action. If I don't speak to their officer I'm going to get arrested"
"Pressured me to act fast, claimed to be part of a crime organisation and threatened me"
"Threatened arrest or legal action . I am elderly with cancer and I find it very frightening"
"Threatened arrest or legal action. Press 1 to speak to an operator."
"Threatened arrest or legal action Asked for immediate payment Called me and said I was getting taken to court, I hung up straight away"
"Threatened to freeze my account due to βsuspicious activity β then stated I would be further contacted on this number."
"Threatened disconnection, scam threatening to suspend my phone service."
""Press 1 to continue" message Was almost identical to an earlier call in the day from a phony immigration service ,except 07788013856 Robot just said that this is a very important call and "select your language... English or Chinese?" The Robot then repeated the message in what sounded like Chinese."
"Threatened arrest or legal action, needed to press 1 to speak to officer"
"Threatened arrest or legal action because of returned legal documents"
"Claimed to be from my bank Asked me to transfer money Threatened to freeze my account Asked me to transfer money be asked me to transfer money"
"Said I owe unpaid tax and Threatened me with arrest or legal action and then Asked me for immediate payment"
"Automated HMRC message asking to press 1 to speak to an officer and prevent further legal hassles"
"Threatened arrest or legal action for a returned HMRC letter"
"Threatened or pressured me called multiple times and I need to finish the sentence"
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"The caller tried to act like he was from my bank, said there were fake charges on my credit card, then tried to get my 'OLD' card number so I could get a new card! Because he didn't get my details, he started swearing and said he would come and beat me up. Not subtle!"
"HMRC legal action"