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 odd phone call asked whether I was acquainted with a former tenant, mentioning my number appeared in some search; it felt more like a nuisance than a legitimate query.
The firm Accutax Consulting in Gungahlin, ACT, lists itself as a tax agent; see http://accutax.com.au/.
The message seemed to be about Leidos recruiting.
Company: Troy Proctor Constructions, located in Upper Caboolture, QLD, listed as builders and contractors; website: www.troyproctorconstructions.com.au.
The line is registered with Optus and belongs to a young man who behaved abusively.
After I answered, they paused for about 20 seconds before hanging up.
They keep dialing despite my requests to be removed from their list, speaking with a heavy accent that's difficult to follow. The caller asks for someone unrelated to my line—interestingly, the only other business that ever requested that individual was Melbourne Pathology debt collectors.
I received calls on two consecutive days during lunch hour.
The call rang without a message; after seeing other reports, I blocked the number, fed up with these prank calls.
When I answered, there was nobody on the line.
He correctly knew my first name, claimed to be from OMNI Insurance, spoke with an Indian‑accented voice, and the call felt like a nuisance or potential scam.
Nonsensical entry.
Calls from telemarketers.
Looks like Global Contact Partners—just block them, mate.
I've blocked Global Contact Partners.
I chose not to answer and blocked the number after seeing the reviews.
I get two calls daily for the last few weeks, never a voicemail—extremely frustrating.
The caller had an Indian accent, claimed to be from Global Partners Insurance, got angry when I didn’t answer his questions, and then hung up.
The caller identifies themselves as COMPAS INSURANCE.
An automated recording claimed to be from Commonwealth Bank, stating that someone tried to use my account for a purchase and prompting me to press 1 to authorize.
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.