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 received two missed calls from this number, but no message was left; I'm trying to determine who it was from.
This number belongs to Eastern Chinese Fast Foods
Tempus Fugit Antiques in Cottesloe, Western Australia, is associated with this number.
This number is associated with Subway, available at www.subway.com.au.
Baba A Noodle House (Preston, Victoria)
The caller identified themselves as A P C Medico.
Allure Hair Extensions (Brisbane, QLD) <br />Beauty Salons
Norris & Hyde IT (Geraldton, WA) provides services including computer repairs, upgrades, and maintenance, and can be found at https://www.nh-it.com.au/
Received multiple calls from this number, including one late at night—utterly annoying
Persistence is evident as they continue to call beyond 10:30pm
Beware of scammers using this number, which appears to be associated with the dubious Greenfields Capital and their bitcoin schemes.
They also use a number ending in 14, asking for a name I've used online. I told them they had the wrong number, but the calls continue.
Scammers are posing as a different company to solicit money.
They are pretending to be from Bitrex, its a scam, be careful
This number has been calling constintly without leaving any message, and has also been used in conjunction with the numbers 0283171414 and 1415
Received two texts, hours apart, claiming missed calls from this number, though my phone never rang. It’s unclear if I should respond.
The company associated with this number is Mr Cycling World Pty Ltd, located in Ivanhoe, VIC, and they offer bicycle accessories and repairs, with more information available at https://www.mrcyclingworld.com.au/
At 12:20 pm, a call was received from a female with a heavy Indian accent claiming to be from Visa Card, but her unprofessional demeanor and failure to address the recipient by name suggested it was a scam attempt to extract money from trusting individuals.
Appears to be related to Protruck
Located in Denistone East, New South Wales, is Shirin's Hair Design
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.