"auto message, claimed to be from Indeed asking to add to WhatsApp to discuss Automated recorded message"
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 40.1 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.
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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
"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"
"Repeated automated calls , it says add my number on whatsapp"
"SCAM - AI voice said it was from 'Human Resources' wanting me to add them on WhatsApp."
"Claimed to be from Amazon - said I had bought an iphone - sent me a 6 digit code to whatsapp - AVOID AVOID !!"
"AI generated female voice βAdd my number to Whatsappβ"
"missed call from unknown number, voicemail sounded like my daughter asking to add her number to what's app"
"Requesting adding my number to WhatsApp"
"received a message "Please add my number""
"received a message "Please add my number""
"Automated call claiming to be from Indeed about a job, asking me to add their number to WhatsApp. Could be a scam?"
"Automated/robocall Calling from number & whatsapp and asking for money"
"Claimed to be from Amazon , sent me delivery status on WhatsApp with my full name and postcode. I am not expecting any Amazon delivery and never get delivery status on WhatsApp so, it's definitely a fraud."
"Asked for personal information - pretending to be from Booking.Com ''Latino Group'' re a recent accommodation booking - via WhatsApp"
"Call declined by phone but 2sec message left asking to be added on WhatsApp- βyou please add me on WhatsAppβ. I donβt think so ! Automated recorded message."
"Felt like a scam it told me to add the number on WhatsApp about a HR job position on indeed which I use to actually apply for jobs but it hung up before I could even speak the profile picture looks like maybe Ai"
"They claimed to be from a company Whatsapp message from a hotel i have booked looking for payment"
"Asked me can you please add me on whatsapp"
"scammer on Telegram pretending to a young girl wanting [profanity]"
"Automated/robocall ..female voice asking to me added to WhatsApp so contact can be made to me"
"Automated/robocall "they said"please add my number on whatsapp and when the screening call kicked in they hang up immediately""
"Said they were Indeed HR and wanted me to add their number on WhatsApp then hung up straight away."
"Wanted to go on WhatsApp and share screen and go on both of my partners banks and move money into her current account"
"Fraud attempt: a recorded message said they had a job offer and to put their number on WhatsApp"