The number +442072301212 is legitimately associated with the Metropolitan Police in London, but it has been widely spoofed by scammers to carry out fraudulent activities. Callers impersonate HMRC officials or police officers, using aggressive tactics to intimidate victims into paying fictitious debts or taxes. Common themes include threats of arrest, asset freezing, and passport confiscation. These scams often involve multiple callers playing different roles, such as "Claire Williams" or "Kevin Peterson," to create a facade of legitimacy.
While the number itself is genuine, the spoofing technique allows scammers to manipulate caller IDs, making it appear as though the call is coming from a trusted source. Victims are frequently pressured to make immediate payments, often through bank transfers or card payments, and are discouraged from hanging up. Action Fraud and the Metropolitan Police have been alerted to these scams, and victims are advised to report incidents rather than engage with the callers. Always verify the authenticity of such calls through official channels and never share personal or financial details over the phone.
Although I didn't answer, the feedback from others has prompted me to block this number
The Metropolitan police own this legitimate number, but it can be spoofed - just be cautious.
Scam likely
020 7230 1212 is associated with the METROPOLITAN Police. I’m unsure how scammers are using this legitimate contact number, as the police would never call regarding HMRC income tax or NCA warrant scams. Google the number, and you’ll see it belongs to the Metropolitan Police - Phone: 02072301212 Police & Support Services sector deals with Police & Support Services.
Fraudulent activity reported
The person calling from 02072301212 was trying to scam my father out of 70k, saying he'd get arrested if he didnt pay, disgusting behaviour, preyng on vulnerable people like that
A foreign sounding girl rang me and asked about my recent car accident, i told her it killed me and put the phone down, then a man rang me and asked if id spoken to one of his collegues about a past accident
A disturbing call at 12:30am threatened arrest before hanging up - beware of this number.
It's posible that scammers have spoofed this police phone number, just like they have spoofed the police phone number for reporting scam calls, which just show's the arrogance of these scum, if you get a scam call from this number report it to the police via their web page
There are still individuals who actually fall for this nonsense..[###]e on wake up ..and stop being such naive idiots !!..
A man with a foreign accent claimed to be a police officer, saying I was wanted for tax evasion; as the call progressed, he became more aggressive, and after I hung up, another person rang, claiming to be a police inspector, but I wasn't having it
HMRC scam attempt reported
A threatening call was made, allegedly from HMRC, claiming I owed a significant amount in unpaid taxes and threatening severe consequences, including legal action and financial penalties, which appears to be a scam, particularly given the request to transfer funds using my bank card.
This number is genuin, its the Met Police, London, UK, you can google it and see its on their website, no need to worry
Claimed to be from the Metropolitan Police.
To report crimes, this number is allegedly used by the Metropolitan Police in London; alternatively, 02072301212 or 101 can be used to contact the police
This number has been unfairly maligned; in reality, it's a legitimate police contact number for London and is completely safe to use.
This number is a compleat scam, impersonating Police Officers and threathening arrest, be cautious and dont engage with them
These dangerous gangs are pretending to be the Metropolitan police, asking me to pay £5000.00 to HMRC, or they will arrest me, whats going on with these scammers
A man pretending to be from HMRC threatened that if I didn’t pay £7925 from the last 10 years immediately, I would be arrested. He offered to connect me to a payment line if I could pay something right away, stressing that hanging up would indicate I had broken the law! He called me back immediately to demand an explanation for the disconnection.
A man pretended to be calling from the Metropolitan police, claiming an arrest warrant had been issued by HMRC - an outrageous scam
Facebook scam attempt
This number is reportedly associated with the Metropolitan Police at New Scotland Yard in London.
