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

Spam 5 months ago
07922 209092

"'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."

Spam 5 months ago
07764 753605

"Catfish from Bumpy dating site, was using this number on WhatsApp. Goes by the name Gareth Donnelly but is using pictures of Ashley Wallbridge."

Spam 6 months ago
07763 167640

"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"

Spam 6 months ago
07974 905044

"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"

Spam 6 months ago
0333 070 5784

"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."

Suspicious 6 months ago
07432 587967

"Called and left a message in a woman's voice saying โ€œcan you please add me on WhatsApp?โ€"

Suspicious 6 months ago
07944 813213

"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."

Suspicious 6 months ago
07375 779040

"Called asking to be added to my WhatsApp. I donโ€™t know the person who called. Put unexpected but could be scam or suspicious, be careful."

Spam 6 months ago
07386 465388

"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."

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