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.
I receive calls roughly weekly, yet I have no clue whose number it is since no voicemail is ever left and I can't locate any details about the caller.
A fraudulent caller left a voicemail instructing: press 1 for English, 2 for Chinese, claiming to be UPS and mentioning a new package.
It showed up on my phone as suspected spam, so I blocked the number. No worries.
It looked like a scam attempt, and no message was left.
I received no voicemail; after calling back half an hour later, I heard three quick beeps and then silence, suggesting a phishing or scam attempt.
There was no message left.
Tw stalker, identified as John Manessa from Coast to Coast Plumbing, has been contacting me for years.
The caller seemed unsure and did not leave any message.
Calls briefly before cutting off – looks like a scam.
Three back‑to‑back rings and then just dead silence. 🤐 Talk about weird, huh?
Another nighttime scam struck at 12:30 am, courtesy of some a**holes.
Multiple call‑backs were made to me, clearly indicating a scam.
Alert: this is a scam call asking you to update details, press 1 for English, 2 for Chinese. Don't fall for it, buddy.
Got an email with a number that claimed to be PayPal, saying they'd pull cash from my account for McAfee PC Security – weird, yeah?
The person identified as GOTAB seems to be a scam, pushing fake codes, dude.
A call came from this number; I attempted a callback but can someone help figure out what buisness it is for?
A caller with no ID left no voicemail.
Likely a fraudulent caller.
No answer was given, but the message indicated the number is tied to SA Freight Service by MovIt; a quick search shows many numbers associated with MovIt (see Reddit link).
Someone named Ian asked who I am and why I called; I never called them and don't know how they obtained my number.
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.