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.
An unfamiliar number called, and I let it go to voicemail. No message was left, which often indicates a possible scam or unsolicited call.
A fraudster from India posing as PayPal is sending emails that claim to be from eBay—clumsily executed.
Two calls came at 7:30 pm today, which really annoyed me.
Marked as suspected spam.
A proposal was made to purchase advertising space on the forum for a banner, with a suggested price of $500 per month
Scammers often use phone calls, whether from real individuals or automated systems, or even text messages, to steal personal information or money.
Fraudulent activities are often perpetrated through various means, including live calls, automated messages, and text messages, all designed to extract sensitive information or funds
The caller used abusive language, addressing me with a derogatory term before hanging up; the interaction was completely unexpected and has resulted in me blocking the number.
There have been numerous spam calls from this number, multiple sources report this number as beeing used for malisous purposes
It seem like Apple Marketing Group completly disregard the do not call register and call whoever they want, whenever they want.
I got a scam text about Pappas casino, dont even think about it
I recieved a unsolicited scam text with a link, it said New Register Free 488$, and a link https://t.ly/W-tz1, dont click on it
A scammer contacted me, claiming to be from the ATO, they told me I had been reported for tax evasion, they called at the end of the financial year.
The company name is BON Vivant Pty Ltd, they are located in Doncaster, Victoria.
The company BIG SKY A V L PTY LTD is located in Braeside, Victoria
The name associated with this number is Benetatos White
This number is associated with a business, specifically The Piercing Lady, located in Terrigal, New South Wales
My mum recieved a message from me saying my phone was water damaged, so she was asked to text me on my new number, hope she gets the message
I receivded two call, i missed both, i called back but nobody answer, this number is definately suspicious
A scammer claim to be the police, thats whats happen.
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.