Charity info: St Vincent De Paul Society (George Town, TAS) – listed under charities and charitable organisations.
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.
No idea what it is—best to ignore the call and not greet them.
A noisy call centre with a quiet‑spoken Indian woman told me I was an automated software referral; I told them three times I wasn’t interested and hadn’t signed up, they responded vaguely, then hung up, and I can’t call back because the line instantly disconnects.
The line rang on my private phone, but returning the call resulted in a ‘call failed’ notice – clearly a scam.
Fraudsters
Selling junk Forex in an unsafe manner.
This appears to be spam; I chose not to answer.
Harassing caller – avoid answering!
Do not answer.
Unwanted call: they claimed my package had been uncollected for many days.
Impersonator pretending to be Telstra, mentioned public‑private IP addresses, knew my surname, and identified as Eric Wilson Telstra ID 13776721 – can be verified online – clearly a scam.
This appears to be a scam.
No answer was recorded and no voicemail followed.
Twice within a week I was called anonymously, followed by empty text messages.
A robotic voicemail claimed to be Vodafone, warning that my data usage exceeded the limit and requesting personal details.
I got a call from this number but, thanks to the website, I didn’t answer. Cheers
I hung up as soon as I answered.
Potentially unsafe.
Just a nuisance.
A fraudulent scheme pretending to be Teams.
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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.