Last 7 days
37 Steady
Usually 36.1 a week
Last 30 days
257
451 in total
Numbers
443
254 new in 30 days
First reported
21 Jan 26
Latest 17 Sep 2026

Recent activity

Reports tagged WhatsApp are steady: 37 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 36.1 reports a week.

When people report it

Tuesday is the busiest day for these reports, and 54% are filed in the afternoon (12pm to 6pm). Times are when the report was submitted, which is usually soon after the call.

Verdict

89% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Identity Theft ("New Number" / WhatsApp Scam).

Numbers used

Reports tagged WhatsApp cover 443 different numbers. 254 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 190 · 42%
  • Suspicious 213 · 47%
  • Unknown 48 · 11%
  • Safe 0 · 0%

Most common call type: Identity Theft ("New Number" / WhatsApp Scam)

Busiest days

All reports by the day they were submitted.

Time of day

When reports are submitted, UK time.

  • Night 12am to 6am 6
  • Morning 6am to 12pm 161
  • Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 243
  • Evening 6pm to 12am 41

Latest reports

Suspicious 2 months ago
07988 011533

"Requested number be added to whatsapp without identifying who they were or who/what they were associated with. Also calling back resulted in the number being read as incorrect."

Suspicious 2 months ago
07575 375072

"Felt pressured to act , asked to be added to WhatsApp. Bad english message saying "Do you please add my number on WhatsApp?"."

Unknown 2 months ago
07394 047569

"Appears to be a real number, Looks like it might have been piggybacked for a scam/spam call. I was able to find the person on whatsapp."

Suspicious 2 months ago
07722 068637

"Said they were from Indeed Human Resources offering a job opportunity and wanted me to add their number on WhatsApp"

Spam 2 months ago
07981 848861

"Called today, got screened by iOS 26, asked me to add them on WhatsApp. Textbook scammer Blocked and reported."

Spam 2 months ago
07542 190674

"Spam employment request to add number to WhatsApp. Same automated message used on other mobile numbers."

Suspicious 2 months ago
07847 163209

"auto message, claimed to be from Indeed asking to add to WhatsApp to discuss Automated recorded message"

Suspicious 2 months ago
07874 025351

"Called my TPS registered phone saying they wanted to talk about a job application and asking me to add them on WhatsApp. some hope !! am an 82 yo retiree so looking for work isnt really a priority"

Spam 2 months ago
020 8669 3163

"Claimed to be from Amazon - said I had bought an iphone - sent me a 6 digit code to whatsapp - AVOID AVOID !!"

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