"Claimed to be from barclaycard about an unauthorised payment"
Unauthorised payment alert calls
42 community reports tagged Unauthorised payment alert across 40 numbers.
Recent activity
No new reports tagged Unauthorised payment alert in the last 30 days. The most recent was on 11 June 2026.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 50% 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 Bank Impersonation Scam.
Numbers used
Reports tagged Unauthorised payment alert cover 40 different numbers.
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 19 · 45%
- Suspicious 23 · 55%
- Unknown 0 · 0%
- 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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 12
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 21
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Evening 6pm to 12am 9
Latest reports
"Automated/robocall Unauthorized bank card use."
"Emailed, claimed to be from my bank, saying a new DD had been setup and to call 0345 300 0000 immediately, but linked to +442039848820. Total scam."
"Suggesting from Bank in regard to online payments which I have not made. Bank Scam placed on diverted list along with quite a few others"
"Claimed to be from my bank said an amount had been taken out of my account"
"wanted me to approve a payment, false information as I was not trying to do so."
"Asked me to transfer money as they are allegedly some financial institution"
"Message left about unauthorised bank transfer"
"Dodgy call. Phone number 07862803503 Called at 10.22 on 11.05.26 It was a recorded message saying I had authorised a payment of Β£700 and to press 1 if I hadnt. I put the phone down."
"Received a text from 07821 037377 on Friday 8th May. Said it was from NATlONWlDE about payment authentication of 540.40 to MARBLES using 465934. If it wasn't me, call 0330 133 4174."
"Got a text from 07821 037377. It said: NATlONWlDE: Payment authentication 540.40 to MARBLES use 465934. If this was not you call 0330 133 4174"
"Fraud call - said there was a payment attempt on my account with options to cancel it etc.. - AVOID- HANG UP."
"Said I owe unpaid tax"
"They claimed to be from Lloyds corporate card fraud department trying to get me to give them an authorisation no. sent to my phone for a transaction they said was pending I said it wasn't a transaction I had made and they said they needed the code to cancel the transaction. I didn't give it to them as this would have confirmed the transaction as valid I just hung up on them. They have tried calling back. My card had a trigger risk activated so I knew there had been fraudulent activity on my card over the weekend"
"Warning of 900 being taken out of my account"
"Payment of Β£750+ was being taken from my bank account. Click option 1 for immediate action. Something didn't feel right"
"Pretending to be Virgin Money saying attempt was made by Apple Pay to take money from account"
"Said they were Virgin Money saying an attempt had been made to take money from account"
"Three messages from what seemed like my bank, one saying my balance was low, the next saying I was overdrawn, and the third saying there was suspicious activity and to please respond."
"Said they were from Barclays bank about a standing order."
""NATWEST: A payment of Β£1129 has been made to Aaron Motors on 15/4/26. To confirm reply Y. If you did not do this call 020 7971 1373 straight away." VERY STRANGE!!"
"Claiming that unauthorised payments had been made from my account."
"Claiming that unauthorised payments had been made from my account."
"Said payments from my card had not gone through"