Last 7 days
14 Easing
Usually 40.1 a week
Last 30 days
98
728 in total
Numbers
713
97 new in 30 days
First reported
15 Jan 26
Latest 1 Nov 2026

Recent activity

Reports tagged WhatsApp have eased off: 14 reports in the last 7 days, down from a usual 40.1 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.

  • Night 12am to 6am 11
  • Morning 6am to 12pm 268
  • Afternoon 12pm to 6pm 380
  • Evening 6pm to 12am 69

Latest reports

Suspicious 3 months ago
07496 452886

"Said that they had a job for me and to message them on WhatsApp and hung up. Sounded like an automated voice mail. I haven’t applied for any jobs"

Suspicious 3 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 3 months ago
07418 340196

"Claimed to be from Amazon said I had purchased mobile phone and other goods asked me to verify my account sent a what's app one time password I haven't ordered of Amazon for a very long time prefer not to use internet shopping for this type of reason."

Suspicious 3 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 3 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."

Spam 4 months ago
07981 848861

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

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