How this page is built
The three lists above are recalculated from anonymous lookups and community reports, but this page no longer publishes every newly searched number. To avoid thin auto-generated content, a phone number appears here only after it has meaningful community evidence: fraud reports, repeated spam reports, multiple safe confirmations, three total reports, or a detailed user comment.
- Most reported fraud numbers ranks numbers by independent fraud and spam signals. Single, unsupported searches are excluded.
- Most searched reported numbers ranks by search volume only after the number has crossed the community-evidence threshold.
- Recently updated reported numbers shows pages that recently gained enough public context to be useful to searchers.
Why numbers keep changing
Professional fraud operations rotate SIMs every few days — a single number rarely survives more than a week before it's burned and replaced. That's why the “most reported” list looks different from one week to the next, and why an old scam number you saw last month may now show zero recent activity. Follow the category pages for the longer-lived pattern (WhatsApp job scams, courier scams, bank impersonation) rather than any single number.
Contribute to the feed
Every entry on this page exists because someone before you took 15 seconds to submit a report. If a number called you, please add a report — it is anonymous, requires no login, and is often visible to the next searcher within a minute.
Human-written safety guide
A trending number is a warning, not a diagnosis. Before you act on anything a caller from this list says, walk through the same checklist our editorial team applies to every new scam pattern:
- Assume the caller ID is fake. SIP trunks and grey-route VoIP gateways can spoof any Indian or international caller ID. The number on your screen tells you nothing about who is really on the line.
- Hang up on urgency. Real banks, couriers and law-enforcement agencies never require an answer inside 30 seconds. Countdown language (“your account will be blocked in 15 minutes”) is the single most reliable fraud signal we track.
- Never share an OTP, CVV, UPI PIN or screen. No genuine institution asks for these on an inbound call. If a caller asks you to install AnyDesk, QuickSupport, TeamViewer or RustDesk, they are attempting a remote-access takeover.
- Call back on a number you already trust. The number on the back of your debit card, the number in your bank's app, or a number from the company's official website — never a number the caller offered.
- File within the golden hour. If any money has moved, dial 1930 and file at cybercrime.gov.in immediately — funds can often be frozen at the receiving bank if you report fast.
Why we flag these numbers
Every number on this page has been evaluated against transparent, editorially-defined thresholds documented in our methodology. In brief, a number is flagged when independent community reports agree on a category (fraud, spam, bank scam, courier scam, etc.) and pass a minimum evidence bar — single, unsupported reports are held back until at least one other reporter confirms. We rate-limit submissions per IP and per number to reduce brigading, and we honour verified-owner appeals from any organisation whose genuine customer-service number is misclassified.
Frequently asked questions
Why does this page only show some numbers I searched for?
We only publish numbers that have crossed a community-evidence threshold — at least one fraud report, two agreeing spam reports, three total reports, three safe confirmations, or one detailed comment. This keeps the trending feed high-signal.
How often does the trending list refresh?
The three lists are recomputed on every request from the underlying report and search tables, so the page reflects community activity within a minute of a new report.
Why do the numbers keep changing week to week?
Professional scam operations rotate SIMs every few days. Follow the category pages for the durable pattern rather than any single number.
Can I have a number removed from this list?
If a number is genuinely operated by a business or government agency and has been mistagged, request a review from the contact page.