This definatly appears to be a complete scam.
Reverse Phone Lookup in Australia — Latest Community Insights
Check unknown Australian numbers with recent reports from Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and more. Understand caller patterns and share your experience.
Australia: what to expect from calls
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.
Someone pretended to be a Nigerian prince needing cash to rescue his brother, man.
Automated robocall.
I've been getting calls from 03 numbers linked to credit corps, plus emails about a debt from an unknown finance company. I asked for paperwork and a signed agreement but haven't received anything yet.
Someone pretended to be Telstra, claiming I had internet issues; when I requested a reference number, they hung up instantly.
A common Telstra internet scam call ended when I hung up and blocked the number.
There was no message left.
Chinese‑voiced scam call.
Random number rang while I was prepping lunch, and I have no idea who it was or why they called. Weird, huh?
Looks like a PayPal‑style scam trying to steal your login info, bro.
They dropped the call the moment I answered.
A stranger demanded to speak with my 15‑year‑old daughter, refused to identify himself, and kept insisting, which I found unsettling.
A financial services firm demanded to talk to the business owner to pitch loan products; I blocked the number.
Automated spam call.
A text arrived claiming: “SCAM!! Hey mum, my phone got soaked and stopped reading my number, so I had to switch SIMs for now. Let me know if this came through xx SCAM!!”.
Identified as a Jehovah’s Witness.
Based on the lack of voicemail or text, this appears to be a scammer; calls tend to come quickly in the afternoon and never leave a message.
The voice claimed to be from Investigative Services about fraudulent companies I was handling, but couldn’t specify which business. The speaker, who sounded of Indian descent, was hard to understand and eventually told me to ‘f..k off’ before hanging up.
The call was identified as coming from the Kidz Foundation Raffle.
The call appeared to be from the Kids With Cancer Foundation; no voicemail was left, and when I called back I received an automated message confirming it was the Kids with Cancer Foundation Australia.
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FAQ — Australia
How do I verify callers in Australia?
Call back via the official company number (website/app), not the unknown number. Check in‑app notices.
What patterns are common?
Delivery/appointment confirmations, bank callbacks, 2FA codes; periodic robocalls, smishing around parcels, and fake support hotlines.
Are area codes reliable?
Not really. Portability and VoIP make 02/03/07/08 weak as location hints. Context and content matter more.
What makes a helpful report?
Be concise: caller type, purpose, date and cues. Avoid sensitive data.