Warning: a fraudulent call referencing a car crash.
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.
Since 1996, I've owned this number.
The entry reads Multilit Macquarie University Special Education Centre.
No voicemail was left.
The company listed is Global Discovery Pty Ltd (Newport, Victoria).
Branch: Westpac Gatton, QLD – Banks & Financial Institutions – www.westpac.com.au
Veterinary mobile service operating on the Sunshine Coast.
The invoice listed this number for goods received, but when I try to contact them for a return address they never answer. Their website is hosted overseas and the email address is untraceable—very suspicious!
The place mentioned is Indian Tea Room.
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Owned by a friend.
Listed as Femmeline (Croydon, Victoria).
Brand: Femmeline, located in Croydon, VIC, specializing in swimwear. Visit www.femmeline.com.au; fax number also listed.
The line was marked as a possible phishing source.
Silence on the other end.
Frequent calls occur each weekday at 3:30 pm; the first ring ended abruptly, and dozens of subsequent calls have no voicemail despite my greeting that requests messages. I now ignore them.
A woman with an Indian accent said she was from NBN, warned me that my Wi‑Fi password had been shared and that there was suspicious activity on my account. The only suspicious thing was her calling twice.
Someone pretended to be technical support, saying my internet was both slow and fast and offering to fix it.
A voicemail warned that a direct debit would be taken if we didn’t cancel the order; this is the second such call, and no company name was mentioned.
Automated responses pretending to be a recruiter.
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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.