"'CN121961 Your finance review has been left in progress. Return and finish...' start of text reads. I did not open it. The day before was sent a suspicious WhatsApp message from a Ghanian number +233539881522. On Monday I gave my number to a person named Uche with this number 07367210657. It may not be related but seemed very suspect to get 2 strange/scam messages shortly after. Please investigate."
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
"Catfish from Bumpy dating site, was using this number on WhatsApp. Goes by the name Gareth Donnelly but is using pictures of Ashley Wallbridge."
"Tried to get my WhatsApp code using social engineering."
"Left a message saying the number must be added to WhatsApp urgently."
""New number" WhatsApp scam"
"SCAMMER!!!! they sent me a text pretending to be my child saying their phone had broke and they were on a temp phone for now.. if she was 21+ it might of worked but luckily she is 12 and would never need ยฃ1,750"
"Pleading for help, multiple calls and messages and whatโs apps"
"SCAMMER. Got a text saying it was my eldest son telling me to delete his old number. It was not my son at all."
"Impersonated my son on WhatsApp, saying he had had to change sim due to water damage and asking me to make bank transfer. Rang son immediately and this was a completely made-up story. Amount would have been just over ยฃ1500. Felt like a scam"
"They claimed to be from "facebook" and sending a security code, even though the company changed their name a while ago, and looking it up online, it shows that it has been sending whatsapp codes for over a year"
"Called from a number, hung up but calls a lot. The worrying thing is, I answered a week ago and was told it was the police."
"Called and left a message in a woman's voice saying โcan you please add me on WhatsApp?โ"
"Human resources wanted me to save them on WhatsApp"
"Seemed like a fake number, as the real owner answered when I rang back"
"Just called to check my name then put the phone down."
"Got an automated message asking to add on Whatsapp about job search? Not trusting it."
"Watch out for this number!!! The message reads "I'm really upset, Mum. Text me here http://wa.me/+447752997921 I need to talk to you fast""
"Leaving a voicemail asking you to add the number on whats app"
"Added the number to check the WhatsApp picture to identify. Picture is a blonde woman with the name Amelia and the text 'Customer Service Department' on the dp. Also had a badge in top left about an employee award given in 2025. Looks like your typical scammer so I blocked the number."
"unsolicited call and left massage to add the number to my Whatsapp"
"It was a scam. They wanted me to add a number on WhatsApp, so I blocked and deleted it."
"Called asking to be added to my WhatsApp. I donโt know the person who called. Put unexpected but could be scam or suspicious, be careful."
"I got texts from this number saying 'Good morning dad' and then 'Save my new number'. These texts didn't come from my 15 year old son. It's a scam number."
"WhatsApp messaged saying they were an insurance company."