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

Suspicious 1 month ago
07838 831910

""New number" WhatsApp scam Recoding says something like: I am a job seeking agency and I have part time jobs available please add me to your WhatsApp contacts. I am not looking for a job at all."

Spam 1 month ago
07395 568954

"Automated msg saying they have a job opportunity & ask you to add their number to WhatsApp. I have received several of these calls lately (from different numbers) & when I Googled it that this is a known scam, with the intention of trying to get money out of you, & they changed their number so as not to be blocked."

Spam 1 month ago
07345 865525

""New number" WhatsApp scam Automated call from an unknown number. The recording said "we have a part time job vacancy for you, add us on Whatsapp"."

Spam 1 month ago
07756 937508

"Prank call , it's like an machine record message, when answered, the caller will ask you to add her no in whatsapp"

Suspicious 1 month ago
07592 775133

"Again at least the 6th call from the same caller! Offering jobs advising me to join them on whats app to apply! Each time it’s a different number they use as I block each number they use! I am retired with no intention of working."

Suspicious 1 month ago
07345 924796

"Ringing, when answering they hang up. saved number, checked WhatsApp it’s Chinese symbols"

Suspicious 1 month ago
07349 799505

"Wouldn’t let me call the number back, the message said something about adding them on WhatsApp"

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