A suspicious text message was received, allegedly from Melb Pathology, containing a stranger's COVID test results and a fake link, which was not clicked
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Summary — +61439603528
Caller Name: Foxtel (claimed)
Caller Type: Scam
Location: Australia
Reviews: 73
Carrier: Telstra, Region: —
Expert Opinion
Watch out for any unexpected texts from this number – they often masquerade as bills, appointments or job offers. Most messages turn out to be bulk spam sent through a shared SMS gateway, so the sender’s identity is hard to verify. Never click links or share personal info unless you can confirm the source through an official channel. If a message claims you owe money or needs a login, call the organisation using a known phone number, not the one in the text. Use a reverse‑lookup tool to see if the number is linked to multiple brands, and consider blocking it if it keeps sending dubious alerts.
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Location: Australia
Number type: ratings.phone_number_type_list.1 — Telstra
Rate this number — +61439603528
Recent Reports for 0439 603 528
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Unknown
Be carefull - Caution
Bad - be carfull
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Unknown
Bad and Caution - dont even think about it
A text message was received, allegedly from the Yarra City Council, offering a free $50 Visa card in exchange for participating in a survey, but the link provided seemed suspicious and potentially malicious.
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Unknown
Major issuze - Bad
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Safe
Good as gold
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Company
3 different companies over 3 years- Qantas, Aust Clinical Labs and local Mazda dealer
Over the course of three years, this number has been used by three different companies, including Qantas, Aust Clinical Labs, and a local Mazda dealer, suggesting the utilization of an SMS relay service by various entities.
Had simmilar experinces with this number, cant trust it
Ranstad recruitment actualy contacted me thru this number for a perm position in wealth managment
This number claims to have multiple permanant call centre positions, but I got a bad vibe from it
They asked me to login to commbank thru some sketchy link - ingored it, wouldnt recomend
Apparently, this is a scam as they texted me knowin my name and saying I’ve been selected for a dept of education, skills and employment survey and to complete it online to avoid a follow up call. Also gave me a login ID and password, pretty suspisous
A message was received claiming to be from Essential Energy, but it appeared suspicious, as it included a link that seemed like an affiliate marketing tactic and lacked confirmation of its authenticity.
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Unknown
Bad newz - avoid this number
Given the reference to DHM and the mention of a pathology bill, the text appears to be legitimate, as it aligns with my overdue bill from Douglas Hanley Moir.
Recieved a genuine COVID test result from this number. My iPhone showed I'd gotten texts from them befor too - from the Australian Red Cross, Qantas, and Wilson Parking. Legit ones.
Top markz, all good here
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Spam
Text said my online application would expire. Scam alart!
Some scammer claiming to have a job at a call centre. Not buying it.
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Reminder
Got a text saying a concert I booked was rescheduled. Probaby legit, but annoying.
The caller claimed to have my COVID test results, which raises concerns about the legitimacy of the call.
My poor daughter recieved a message about her jobseeker payments and Medicare claims. But when we checked with Services Australia, everything was fine. They didn't need to go through all that stress while doing school online during COVID.
Got a txt saying I didn't have to go to my Centrelink meeting. Not shure if it was legit but didn't take any chances.
I recieved an sms stating 'get help with your job search; 250k people use the jobactive website every week to find work; join them by visiting jobactive.gov.au/job-help to start', which seems like a genuin message.
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SMS
A text message was received, offering a job opportunity with a limited-time frame to respond, which seems suspicious and potentially a scam
To update this number status, recived a SMS saying Pathology bill overdue, but I used my private health insurance to pay the bill on the day I made the blood test, it seem someone has acess to mobile numbers
I received a text message purporting to be from Telstra, asking me to confirm whether I'd be home on a specific date so they could install NBN.
Following a previous comment regarding 'Foxtel from Telstra', I received an unsolicited SMS from 'Telstra' and a subsequent call from a different number, which I did not answer, and a reverse lookup suggests the number has been used by various entities, including 'Foxtel'.
This number is fraudulent, disguising itself as 'Foxtel from Telstra' and asking for confirmation; I deleted the message as I am an Optus and Netflix subscriber
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Same caller name: Foxtel (claimed)
Same category: Scam