Scam Alert: Fake Bank Calls Exposed!

A young Indian woman politely claimed to be from Telstra about my internet connection—obviously a scam. When I responded with “Oh really?” she hung up immediately.

A wangiri scam involved phishing, with the fraudster pretending to be CBA Bank and Telstra.

This caller attempted to extract personal information.

A call at 3:56 pm claimed to be from Commonwealth Bank, saying an international transfer of over $400 had been made. The male with an Indian accent was called out as a scammer, then told me to suck a dick before hanging up. Eight minutes later (02) 6858 5130 rang, but I refused to speak; unclear if related.

It turned out to be a fake Commbank call; after contacting the bank on their official number, they confirmed no staff made that outreach.

What a fraud—posing as Telstra!

Posing as the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, the caller laughed when I showed doubt and then hung up.

The caller pretended to be from Commonwealth Bank; having no dealings with them, I ended the call and blocked the number due to its unprofessional tone.

Just twenty minutes earlier, someone claimed Telstra affiliation, asked about my devices and location, gave an ID that could be fake; I hung up, they redialed, I ignored.

A fraudster claimed to be calling from PayPal.

The caller is a scammer pretending to represent PayPal.

A fraudster posed as a computer‑security technician offering a fake “fix error” service.

The caller pretended to be Telstra support about my internet, but I don’t use them, so I told them to stop the scam calls.

The number is linked to a scam that pretends you need to fix computer security errors.

The caller claimed to be Vodafone billing and marketing offering a 40% discount; when asked for website details, they hung up – clearly a scam.

Two attempts were made: the first hung up before I answered, the second asked for my partner, claiming to be Services NSW, and hung up when challenged.

A call claiming to be from Optus turned out to be a scam; they had both an email and phone number, which is very concerning, and they called back over five times right after hanging up.

Got a call claiming I’d made an overseas transaction; the caller said they were from Commonwealth Bank. Don’t answer that number (0485 869 396).

Fraudulent call pretending to be a provider.

A fraudulent call impersonates legitimate service providers to steal personal data.

The number showed up as a scam, so I ignored it.

An individual with an Indian accent claimed to represent CBA, asked if I had any overseas transactions, requested the account used, then hung up.