"Left a voicemail telling me to add them on WhatsApp. On WhatsApp the profile is clearly AI generated"
WhatsApp calls
728 community reports tagged WhatsApp across 713 numbers.
Recent activity
Reports tagged WhatsApp have eased off: 14 reports in the last 7 days, down from a usual 40 reports a week.
When people report it
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.
Verdict
91% 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 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 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 323 · 44%
- Suspicious 337 · 46%
- Unknown 68 · 9%
- 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 11
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Morning 6am to 12pm 268
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Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 380
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Evening 6pm to 12am 69
Latest reports
"Automated recorded message saying they are HR (no company named) and to add the number on Whatsapp so they can discuss a job- immediate hangup afterwards seemed suspicious."
"Pressured me to act fast to add the number to whats app"
"Called multiple times on my work phone asking me to add them to whatsapp"
"Please add me to your WhatsApp. Seem to be getting these every week"
"Felt like a scam - phoned, hung up at the screening then messaged me asking me to add them on WhatsApp"
"Claimed to be someone I know, telling me to message them on WhatsApp rather than on messages even though they were first to message"
"Asked my to add the number on whatsapp"
"whatsapp and press 1 sms called i did press1"
"Automated/robocall. Claimed to be from Indeed. Asked to be added on WhatsApp to communicate about jobs"
"Said they were calling about a job and to add them on Whatsapp"
"Automated/robocall , clearly a recording or AI voice saying “add my number on whatsapp”"
"Claiming to be from Indeed HR and asking to add number on Whatsapp. Voice was clearly an AI generated recording that was played upon receipt of call."
"They claimed to be from a recruitment company. Recorded message asking to add to WhatsApp. Felt like a scam"
"Automated/robocall Scam?? Wanted this number added to Whatsapp."
"Claimed to be from Indeed, wanting me add them on WhatsApp to discuss a job vacancy. Obviously a scam. Felt like a scam"
"Left a message saying “add my number on WhatsApp”"
"add my number on whatsapp"
"Recorded message. Claimed to be from Indeed, wanting to discuss a job opportunity. Asked me to add the number in WhatsApp."
"Automated/robocall claiming to be HR and want to discuss a job asking to add the number on whats app"
"Number not recognised Requested me to add to what’s ap"
""New number" WhatsApp scam ai voice was added"
"Leaving voicemail all the time to say add me to whats app- female southern accent"
"They claimed to be from a company then asked to be added to Whatsapp"