"Claimed to be from my bank said i'd unauthorised payments going out"
Unauthorised payment alert calls
88 community reports tagged Unauthorised payment alert across 86 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Unauthorised payment alert are rising: 7 reports in the last 7 days, up 63% on a usual 4.3 reports a week.
When people report it
Wednesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 53% 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 86 different numbers. 26 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 · 55%
- Suspicious 40 · 45%
- 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 24
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 47
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Evening 6pm to 12am 17
Latest reports
"Automated message saying my card is being used for 2 payment totalling nearly Β£2,000.00 - press 1 for call advisor or 2 to authorise payments. No introduction with bank name!"
"called regarding credit card payments and asked for funds to be released"
"Automated/robocall saying unauthorised payments on a card. Scam call avoid"
"Automated/robocall concerning unknown card expenditure Didn't verify their identity"
"Won't stop calling , claims unauthorised usage of my credit card account , which is incorrect"
"Felt pressured to act ,said large sum of money from account"
"Said money had been taken out of my account. I put phone down. This was the second call received this morning saying the same thing. The first call was a different number,"
"Said my card had been used for Β£800"
"Said money had been taken out of my account. I put phone down."
"The message reads: Argos collections from your Barclay card if this was not you, please press one on your key to be connected. however, I do not hold a Barclay card."
"Automated/robocall ... claiming "suspicious" financial transactions"
"Pressured me to act fast saying they were from PC worlds and 337.92 pounds would be taken, if this was not me press one or the transaction would proceed!"
"call came up showing as from my fitness centre and said i needed to ring a number as my vodaphone account was compromised. I am not with vodaphone!!"
"detected attempt to debit my account"
"Claimed to be from my bank from Santander regarding payment"
"Claimed to be from my bank. Text received claiming to be my bank about suspension of a direct debit"
"This number was used IN A SCAM TEXT sent to me headed NATIONWIDE ALERT and went on to give an OTP number to approve a Β£450 purchase and if it wasn't me who was making the purchase to call 03330047920. No bank, credit card or other finance company name was given. CLEARLY A SCAM"
"SAID A PAYMENT HAD BEEN TRIED FROM MY ACCOUNT AND TO PRESS 1 IF THIS WAS NOT AUTHORISED BY ME"
"They claimed to be from a company Amazon saying unauthorised payments have been made from my account. Checked my account and no such payments show so assume this is a scam."
"Claimed to be Your Bank Security Department. Hung up immediately, before theyhad time to tell me they'd spotted suspicious transactions."
"SCAM. Recorded message claiming to be "bank security department" from an unspecified bank saying they have detected unauthorised transactions on my account."
"Staying 2 items have been charged to my card but did not state what bank they were calling from."
"Said an atempt to make a payment to company in Birmingham had been made & asked me to confirm details of my account to secure my account."