"Mentioned suspicious activity.£799 charged to my VISA account."
Visa calls
59 community reports tagged Visa across 56 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged Visa have eased off: 2 reports in the last 7 days, down from a usual 6.9 reports a week.
When people report it
Thursday is the busiest day for these reports, and 63% 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 Visa cover 56 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 30 · 53%
- Suspicious 26 · 46%
- 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 0
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Morning 6am to 12pm 16
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 36
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Evening 6pm to 12am 5
Latest reports
"Says amazon has taken £700 from my visa card"
"Said he was from Visa Security"
"Automated recorded message saying it's visa and there has been suspicious activity on my card, which I don't possess anyway."
"Claimed to be Visa Security"
"Claimed to be from my bank visa security dept, saying money had been withdrawn. Press i if it was me"
"Automated message ..Claimed to be from Visa and two suspect payments one over £1000. press 1 or press 2 options . I dont hold a visa card nor is my number public. number seems a mobile so not a bank. DANGEROUS"
"Said there had been a suspicious purchase on my visa I don't have a visa card"
"They claimed to be from a company VISA"
"visa security scam?"
"Recorded American female voice (same as a previous call some weeks ago). No mention of any organisation/company. This time, saying £789 was being donated to an international charity from my Visa card. Then gave option to press 1 or 2 to proceed... SCAM"