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

Unknown 5 months ago
07999 198881

"Number not recognised but i checked to see if the number was on whatsapp and it was the profile photo of a lady who was in a hiring business, which is common for scammers"

Suspicious 5 months ago
07845 216652

"Pressured me to act fast . Said something about being from HResources and to add them on whatsapp"

Spam 5 months ago
07348 580414

"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."

Spam 5 months ago
07828 814978

"Automated recorded message Number called and left message asking to add number to Watsapp. When looked on Watsapp it looked like a business account"

Spam 5 months ago
07926 813727

"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."

Suspicious 5 months ago
07348 265514

"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."

Spam 5 months ago
07346 206947

"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."

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