"Unknown numbers go to silent. This was in contactable. Usually offering jobs via what’s app."
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
"customers receiving pre recorded message calls requesting unsuspecting victims to add the suspect number to their Wats app re job application"
"Definitely a scam. Voicemail left of recorded female voice asking for their number to be added to my WhatsApp contacts."
"A WhatsApp call that I didn’t recognise. I answered call by mistake as never usually answer numbers I don’t know. Caller rang off when I asked who he was"
"Missed call followed up with a text message “add me to WhatsApp”"
"rang twice - once asked for me to add to WhatsApp"
"Automated/robocall saying “add my number on WhatsApp” in voicemail had from different numbers with same voice"
"Offer job if I join WhatsApp"
"They claimed to be from amazon and were checking if i made 2 transactions it had an automated message which takes you to option to to speak to operator. They then sent me a whatsapp message to give them a code"
"Didn't verify their identity Said to add on whatsapp,automated voice"
"Felt like a scam. WhatsApp suddenly added"
"Weird. Sending me a voice message to add her on WhatsApp and the number won’t dial either."
"Recorded message to add on WhatsApp"
"Available Please add me on WhatsApp"
"Automated/robocall wanted me to put them on whats app"
"They keep altering number but all ways same caller. Fake add to watsap jobs."
"want you to add to whats up !! no name or id first"
"Requested i add it to WhatsApp. One of a series of numbers that do this"
"Couldn't verify the caller .asked to be added to WhatsApp and rang off"
"AI employment scam offering part time job if you add them on whatsapp"
"Automated/robocall they ask you to add them on WhatsApp which I know is a scam, saw it online by a woman(forget her name) but I want to thank her so much. She was right & it helped me"
"Typical indian guy in a call centre, british name but not so british accent. Knew my name so theyve clearly bought my details from somewhere. Not the first mobile number to call me, its happening quite alot recently, including the ‘add me on whatsapp’ voicemail, when call screening stops their call getting through."
"Add me on WhatsApp scam."
"Recording telling me that they have a job available and I need to add their number to my WhatsApp contacts"