Check unknown Australian numbers with recent reports from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and more. Understand caller patterns and share your experience.
Unsure about an Australian number? Find fresh community reports to judge unknown calls or texts. Cities like Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide show both legitimate callbacks (delivery, banking, appointments) and waves of phishing. Area codes (02, 03, 07, 08) are not reliable for location due to portability/VoIP — treat them as signal, not proof.
Good practice: return calls only via the official number on the provider’s site/app, check in‑app messages, and don’t share one‑time codes by phone. Enable device blocks and carrier filters (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone) and leave a short, factual experience here to help others.
Cold call about toner or somthing
Wasted my time at work
They were looking for some former user of the number, not me
Got three calls in two days - they said they were from Telstra tech support, claiming my computer had been hacked. Gave me a fake name (Lisa Watson) and a fake adress (215 Miller Street, North Sydney). Total scam - dont pick up!
Do not pick up; it's a scam
Looks like a scammer.
That person appears to be a scammer, claiming my name is Zoya.
When they hung up the second I answered, I was like ‘Seriously? Some of us are busy!’ and I blocked the number, ya know.
A questionable tax assessment caller refuses to give a name or business details.
Questionable tax assessment!
The offer promises a government grant and a re‑training certificate, but it’s just a waste of time.
It is claimed that this call is from Vodafone, but it appears to be a scam aimed at extracting money.
A silent call arrived late at night.
Name listed: Adam J. Porter.
Received without request.
An abusive message was sent to me from this number.
Frequent calls at all hours, no message left, unanswered, and they have been blocked.
They started bothering me in the morning, i didnt answer, but by the afternoon i did, and i told them i wasnt interested, then a rude lady called me back, she said she know what's best for me, and when i yelled at her, she said someone else will call me, i cursed at her and i dont regret it, i've been called by Vodafone many times before, and it's always the same, i think it's time to change companys.
Major fraud scam. Avoid answering or trusting this number. Block it immediately.
Since morning, I've been receiving unanswered calls from this number, which appears to be from Vodafone.
Call back via the official company number (website/app), not the unknown number. Check in‑app notices.
Delivery/appointment confirmations, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; periodic robocalls, smishing around parcels, and fake support hotlines.
Not really. Portability and VoIP make 02/03/07/08 weak as location hints. Context and content matter more.
Be concise: caller type, purpose, date and cues. Avoid sensitive data.