451 community reports tagged WhatsApp across 439 numbers.
Reports tagged WhatsApp are steady: 33 reports in the last 7 days, in line with a usual 36.1 reports a week.
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.
89% of reporters rated these calls spam or suspicious. The most common call type is Identity Theft ("New Number" / WhatsApp Scam).
Reports tagged WhatsApp cover 439 different numbers. 250 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.
"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."
"Unsolicited call from unknown number. Voicemail left. Asked for number to be added to WhatsApp. No further context given. English female but with black Afro-Caribbean tone to voice."
"Automated/robocall SCAM CALL ASKING FOR ME TO ADD PHONE NUMBER TO WHATSAPP"
"He called and hung up. He left a message asking me to add him on WhatsApp."
"Left a voice message, wanted me to add them to my WhatsApp"
"A wanted me to add them to WhatsApp- don’t think so"
"No real person on the line, AI voice offering a job and suggesting messaging via Whatsapp"
"Asking to be added to WhatsApp- no info"
"Leaves me a voicemail, asking me to add their number on WhatsApp. Keeps changing number when I block them."
"they called, my phone screened it as suspected spam and then they left a voicemail telling me to add their number on whatsapp"
"Felt like a scam. Automated voicemail asking to add on whatsapp"
"Claimed to be from Amazon, used Whatsapp with amazon icon. Very hard to understand"
"Automated recorded message asking to be added to Whats App"
"Rang briefly then stopped Left a voicemail saying “please add me on whatsapp”"
"Scam, automated message about job opportunities on WhatsApp"
"Automated recorded message saying that they have a job opportunity for me, so add them onto whatsapp. As if I would do that!!"
"Asked for personal info wanted to offer a partirme job after calling a couple of times and I returned the call but it wouldn’t go through so it messages me on WhatsApp asking for personal information and offering the job"
""New number" WhatsApp scam Numerous messages saying add me on wattsapp and to discuss a job!"
""New number" WhatsApp scam Job offer if contact through WhatsApp page"
"Recorded message stated there was a potential job opportunity and to add them on whatsapp. Definitely a scam."
"Automated/robocall asked to contact via WhatsApp"
"Automated/robocall -vague voice mail prompting to connect on whatsapp"
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