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.
An sms was sent to me with a code, requesting that I use it to access my digital card, with instructions to contact 1300 655 505 if the message was unexpected
The caller claimed to be from my bank, reporting suspicious activity and asking me to verify my identity through a link, which is suspicious.
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Department For Child Protection (Armadale, WA) <br />Local Government Organisations <br />www.dcp.wa.gov.au/Pages/Home.aspx
Your Friendly Plumber, based in Langwarrin, VIC, offers plumbing and gas fitting services.
Received a call without any message. Who even does that?
This number sent a scam text pretending to be from Startrack/Australia Post, asking for payment.
I received a missed call on the public holiday from this number
Travelodge Hotel Sydney is associated with this number, providing hotels and accommodation services in NSW
This number has been linked to a scam allegedly from Australia Post regarding a delivery.
SCAM claiming to be from VISA.
A scammer claimed to be from eBay.
Got an unexpected missed call with no voicemail. Uncertain of the intent.
International Sports Tours located in North Sydney, NSW, offers holidays and resorts. Visit their website at www.sportstours.com.au.
They called and then disconnected right away.
They rang and then hung up immediately.
The caller rang and hung up immediately, which is a nuisance.
This number has called me three times without leaving messages, so I’ve chosen not to respond. I have no connection to this company.
Recieved multiple calls, no messages left. When I picked up, I could hear background chatter from what sounded like a call centre, but no one spoke. Other times, they just disconnected.
Based on numerous complaints, +61423144590 appears to be a Health Insurance telemarketer. Ignore, block, delete, and report this 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.