728 community reports tagged WhatsApp across 713 numbers.
Reports tagged WhatsApp have eased off: 14 reports in the last 7 days, down from a usual 40.1 reports a week.
Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 52% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.
91% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Identity Theft ("New Number" / WhatsApp Scam).
Reports tagged WhatsApp cover 713 different numbers. 97 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 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.
Most common call type: Identity Theft ("New Number" / WhatsApp Scam)
All reports by the day they were submitted.
When reports are submitted, UK time.
""New number" WhatsApp scam h"
"didn't answer but asked to be added to What's App"
"Ask to join whats app"
"I don't know how many calls from different numbers with the same robot I've received. I mark as spam but it might be a scam. It's a robot voice saying to add the number to whatsapp for some job opportunity or something. Seriously I'm so tired of receiving these calls every couple of days."
"left message on my phone, woman asked me to add her number to whats app. No name, no explanation, a known scam technique so blocked the number."
"Claim to have part time job offer and add number to your WhatsApp."
"Automated/robocall stating have a role add to whatsapp"
"AI voice asking me to add them on WhatsApp"
"Requesting to be added to WhatsApp"
"Job scam always asking to be added on whatsapp"
"Automated call asking to contact them on whatsapp"
"Automated/robocall ask to add him to whatsapp"
""New number" WhatsApp scam Add me on what’s app scam"
"Felt like a scam - called offering a job opportunity and told me to add her on whatsapp"
"Called multiple times a day on different numbers, Felt like a scam begging to be added on whatsapp"
"Called multiple times on WhatsApp"
"This is a spoofed phone number, it has been hacked by a group of scammers and it has been sent to the whole of the uk, if you add them on whatsapp you will probably not get a response back. If you get a voicemail saying "Add my number on whatsapp" or "Would you please add my number on whatsapp" or anything like that, do not reply and report the number"
"Part time job. Please add on WhatsApp"
"Pressured me to act fast offered me a part rime job without identifying themselves nor business they represent. Urged me to add them on "WhatsApp " and get in touch with them"
"Felt like a scam. Only a 1 second voicemail to text stating ‘ I’m on WhatsApp’. Something didn't feel right"
"Sounds like a girls voice asked me to add their number on whatsapp they have no profile. Probably a scam"
"Said to add them on WhatsApp."
"Asking to add them on WhatsApp"
"Automated call, pretending they have a job vacancy and to add their number to whatsapp."
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