"Woman with a robotic sounding voice, left a voicemail saying it was about a job and asked me to add the number on WhatsApp. I never did."
WhatsApp calls
451 community reports tagged WhatsApp across 443 numbers.
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.
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Night 12am to 6am 6
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Morning 6am to 12pm 161
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 243
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Evening 6pm to 12am 41
Latest reports
"Got the call on WhatsApp and it was made to blackmail me into paying money by threatening to send [profanity] pictures of me to my friends, family and colleagues."
"They left a message wanting me to add their number on WhatsApp"
"A heavy Indian accent which I couldn't make out mentioned something about Whatsapp. As I immediately suspected a scam I hung up and blocked the number."
"This number contacts you on WhatsApp saying they are from the Cyprus Financial regulator about CoinBase accounts that have money in them which needs a payment to release funds belonging to victims of past crypto scams."
"Called asking if I was attending a meeting on whatsapp, then kept asking me for the whatsapp security code to login on another phone."
"They claimed to be from a company, from HR and want me to add them on WhatsApp"
"Automated/robocall stated they work at human resources and to add them on whatsapp"
"Automated recorded message telling me to add them on whatsapp to discuss a "linkedin opportunity""
"Left a voicemail asking me to add their number on WhatsApp. Profile picture looks like AI and name is Beverly. It mentioned something about customer service and is likely a scam."
"'CN121961 Your finance review has been left in progress. Return and finish...' start of text reads. I did not open it. The day before was sent a suspicious WhatsApp message from a Ghanian number +233539881522. On Monday I gave my number to a person named Uche with this number 07367210657. It may not be related but seemed very suspect to get 2 strange/scam messages shortly after. Please investigate."
"Catfish from Bumpy dating site, was using this number on WhatsApp. Goes by the name Gareth Donnelly but is using pictures of Ashley Wallbridge."
"Tried to get my WhatsApp code using social engineering."
"Left a message saying the number must be added to WhatsApp urgently."
""New number" WhatsApp scam"
"Impersonated my son on WhatsApp, saying he had had to change sim due to water damage and asking me to make bank transfer. Rang son immediately and this was a completely made-up story. Amount would have been just over Β£1500. Felt like a scam"
"They claimed to be from "facebook" and sending a security code, even though the company changed their name a while ago, and looking it up online, it shows that it has been sending whatsapp codes for over a year"
"Called and left a message in a woman's voice saying βcan you please add me on WhatsApp?β"
"Human resources wanted me to save them on WhatsApp"
"Got an automated message asking to add on Whatsapp about job search? Not trusting it."
"Leaving a voicemail asking you to add the number on whats app"
"Added the number to check the WhatsApp picture to identify. Picture is a blonde woman with the name Amelia and the text 'Customer Service Department' on the dp. Also had a badge in top left about an employee award given in 2025. Looks like your typical scammer so I blocked the number."
"unsolicited call and left massage to add the number to my Whatsapp"
"It was a scam. They wanted me to add a number on WhatsApp, so I blocked and deleted it."