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.
Multiple calls have come from this number and other 02‑area codes; I picked up the early ones only to hear silence before the line drops. Returning the call yields either a busy tone or an Optus notice that the number is disconected.
A fraudulent line is pushing solar panel advantages; I've gotten calls from this and alike numbers over the past couple weeks.
That number belongs to Optus, based out of Sydney, NSW. FYI
Missed the initial ring, tried returning the call, but got no answer.
I have no clue who this is. I’m far from Cairns.
An Indian salesperson trying to push life insurance. Likely scammers
The caller was flagged as Spam by Smart and, as usual, left no voicemail. just FYI
The Grafton legacy
Received a text stating "Your item will be returned if the missing fees are not rectified in the next 24hrs. Please resolve it now http://lp1.xyz/21bv7".
Got a text insisting I confirm delivery details today or the item gets sent back—if it’s not a scam, the sender really needs better customer service manners! just saying
Make sure you verify your shipping info today, or else your package will be sent back to the seller: g.o0e5.com/6Chbq – FYI
Automated bot delivers malicious links aiming to harvest Amazon credentials
Looks like spam: they claim your item is stuck at a distribution centre and urge you to follow their instructions. FYI
Received a fraudulent SMS
Got a message bragging about a cash bonus I never earned—don’t click the link, seriously. just FYI
Got a notice about a $2 customs fee for a supposed Amazon delivery, but I never placed an order—could this be a scam?
I got a note saying, ‘Please verify your shipping details today or your parcel gets returned to the retailer…’ with a link. no joke
A message containing a link was sent—advising you to block the number if it shows up on your phone.
Check out Hello Friday at www.hellofriday.com.au.
The company Elders Real Estate (www.eldersrealestate.com.au)
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.